Platform Support; Frequently Asked Questions - HP Compaq NW8000 Manual

Table 5 - Credential Manager for HP ProtectTools Features and Benefits
Feature
Multifactor authentication support
Windows logon capability
Single sign-on manages user
credentials for websites, applications
and protected network resources

Platform Support

HP ProtectTools Security Manager is supported across a range of HP business notebooks, desktops
and workstations. Please check the product specifications for availability.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What add-on modules are currently available for HP ProtectTools Security Manager?
A. Currently the following four modules are available. More modules will be developed and released
in the future.
• Smart Card Security for HP ProtectTools
• BIOS configuration for HP ProtectTools
• Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools
• Credential Manager for HP ProtectTools
Q. What authentication technologies are supported by HP ProtectTools
A. HP ProtectTools security manager is a security platform that has been designed to easily grow with
the user's needs. It supports the following authentication technologies currently, but can easily support
additional technologies as they become available.
• Smart Card authentication
• Biometric (Fingerprint) authentication
• USB Token
• Virtual Token
• Password authentication
Q. How does the Smart Card security solution compare to the Biometric solution. Why did HP select
Smart Card security over biometric security?
A. Biometric security has long term potential; however, biometric security is not yet fully suited for
enterprise deployment because of a lack of enterprise grade features such as support for PKI
encryption. Biometric security technology is also considerably higher cost compared to Smart Card
technology and because of that, while biometrics attracts a lot of attention, enterprise customers are
not ready for actual deployment.
Benefit
Brings together the available (integrated and add on) security technologies on a PC
into a cohesive and unique behavior that utilizes these technologies to authenticate
users based on user preferences.
Enables the use of any supported security technology to logon onto Windows
providing a more secure and convenient alternative to password authentication.
Users no longer need to remember multiple passwords for protected websites,
applications and network resources.
Single sign-on works with multifactor authentication capabilities to add additional
protection requiring users to re-authenticate when accessing particularly sensitive
data.
Registering new websites, applications or network logon dialogues is fully
automated making it easy for users to begin taking advantage of the added
convenience and security of the single sign-on feature.
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