financial services, an executive, or R&D team, or private information such as patient records or personal financial data. The following features help prevent unauthorized access:

The pre-boot authentication feature, if enabled, helps prevent access to the operating system. See the following procedures:

Enabling and disabling smart card power-on authentication support on page 46

Enabling and disabling power-on authentication support for Embedded Security on page 47

Assigning a name to a Java Card on page 39

Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools on page 52

Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools helps protect sensitive user data or credentials stored locally on a PC using the following procedures:

Embedded Security “Setup procedures on page 28

Using the Personal Secure Drive on page 31

Using the following procedures, Credential Manager for HP ProtectTools helps ensure that an unauthorized user cannot get passwords or access to password-protected applications:

Credential Manager “Setup procedures on page 12

Using Single Sign On on page 18

The Personal Secure Drive feature encrypts sensitive data to help ensure it cannot be accessed without authentication using the following procedures:

Embedded Security “Setup procedures on page 28

Using the Personal Secure Drive on page 31

Creating strong password policies

If a mandate goes into effect that requires the use of strong password policy for dozens of Web-based applications and databases, Credential Manager for HP ProtectTools provides a protected repository for passwords and Single Sign On convenience using the following procedures:

Credential Manager “Setup procedures on page 12

Using Single Sign On on page 18

For stronger security, Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools then protects that repository of user names and passwords. This allows users to maintain multiple strong passwords without having to write them down or try to remember them. See Embedded Security “Setup procedures on page 28.”

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