HP 2 Base Model manual HP ProtectTools features, Introduction to security, Module, Key features

HP ProtectTools features

The following table details the key features of HP ProtectTools modules.

Module	Key features
HP ProtectTools Administrative Console (for	● Set up and configure levels of security and security logon
administrators)	methods using the Security Manager Setup Wizard.
	● Configure options hidden from users.
	● Configure Device Access Manager configurations and user
	access.
	● Add and remove HP ProtectTools users and view user status
	using administrator tools.
HP ProtectTools Security Manager (for users)	● Organize, set up, and change passwords.
	● Configure and change user credentials such as a Windows
	password, fingerprint, and smart card.
	● Configure and change File Sanitizer Shredding, Bleaching, and
	other settings.
	● View settings for Device Access Manager.
	● Configure Computrace for HP ProtectTools.
	● Configure preferences and Backup and Restore options.

Credential Manager for HP ProtectTools (Password Manager)

●Save, organize, and protect your user names and passwords.

●Set up the logon screens of Web sites and programs for quick and secure access.

●Save Web site user names and passwords by entering them into Password Manager. The next time you visit this site, Password Manager fills in and submits the information automatically.

●Create stronger passwords for enhanced account security. Password Manager fills in and submits the information automatically.

Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools (select models only)

●Provides complete, full-volume hard drive encryption.

●Forces pre-boot authentication in order to decrypt and access the data.

File Sanitizer for HP ProtectTools	●	Shreds digital assets (sensitive information including application
		files, historical or Web-related content, or other confidential
		data) on your computer and periodically bleaches deleted
		assets on the hard drive.

Device Access Manager for HP ProtectTools (select models only)

●Allows IT managers to control access to devices based on user profiles.

●Prevents unauthorized users from removing data using external storage media, and from introducing viruses into the system from external media.

●Allows administrators to disable access to writable devices for specific individuals or groups of users.

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