Supported smart cards

●ActivIdentity Oberthur Cosmopol IC 64k V5.2

●Gemalto Cyberflex Access 64k V2c

●ActivIdentity Activkey SIM (Gemalto Cyberflex Access 64k V2c)

NOTE: If the recovery key is used to log on at the Drive Encryption login screen, additional credentials are required at Windows logon to access user accounts.

Protect your data by encrypting your hard drive

It is highly recommended that you use the HP ProtectTools Security Manager Setup Wizard to protect your data by encrypting your hard drive. After activation any added hard drives or partitions created can be encrypted by following these steps:

1.In the left panel, click the + icon to the left of Drive Encryption to display the available options.

2.Click Settings.

3.For software-encrypted drives, select the drive partitions to be encrypted.

NOTE: This also applies to a mixed-drive scenario where one or more standard hard drives and one or more self-encrypting drives are present.

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▲For hardware-encrypted drives, select additional drive(s) to be encrypted.

Advanced tasks

Managing Drive Encryption (administrator task)

Administrators can use the Settings page under Drive Encryption to view and change the status of Drive Encryption (enabled, disabled, or hardware encryption was activated) and to view the encryption status of all of the hard drives on the computer.

NOTE: Only additional hard drives can be selected or deselected for hardware encryption on the Drive Encryption Settings page.

●If the status is Disabled, Drive Encryption has not yet been activated by the Windows administrator and is not protecting the hard drive. Use the HP ProtectTools Security Manager Setup Wizard to activate Drive Encryption.

●If the status is Enabled, Drive Encryption has been activated and configured. The drive is in one of the following states:

Software encryption

◦Not encrypted

◦Encrypted

◦Encrypting

◦Decrypting

42 Chapter 6 Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools (select models only)