Module

Key features

 

 

Credential Manager

General users can perform the following functions:

 

● Change user names and passwords.

 

● Configure and change user credentials such as a Windows

 

password, fingerprint, face images, smart card, proximity card,

 

or contactless card.

 

 

Password Manager

General users can perform the following functions:

 

● Organize, and set up user names and passwords.

 

● Create stronger passwords for enhanced account security.

 

Password Manager fills in and submits the information

 

automatically.

 

● Streamline the logon process with the Single Sign On feature,

 

which automatically remembers and applies user credentials.

 

 

Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools (select models

● Provides complete, full-volume hard drive encryption.

only)

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

 

 

the data.

 

● Offers the option to activate self-encrypting drives (select

 

models only).

 

 

Device Access Manager for HP ProtectTools (select

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

models only)

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 communication

 

devices for specific individuals or groups of users.

 

 

Theft Recovery (Computrace for HP ProtectTools,

● Requires separate purchase of tracking and tracing

purchased separately)

subscriptions to activate.

 

● Provides secure asset tracking.

 

● Monitors user activity, as well as hardware and software

 

changes.

 

● Remains active even if the hard drive is reformatted or replaced.

 

 

HP ProtectTools security product description and common use examples

Most of the HP ProtectTools security products have both user authentication (usually a password) and an administrative backup to gain access if passwords are lost, not available, or forgotten, or any time corporate security requires access.

NOTE: Some of the HP ProtectTools security products are designed to restrict access to data. Data should be encrypted when it is so important that the user would rather lose the information than have it compromised. It is recommended that all data be backed up in a secure location.

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Chapter 1 Introduction to security