Encrypting Transmitted Passwords - Ricoh Aficio MP161F Operating Instructions Manual

Encrypting Transmitted Passwords

Prevent login passwords, group passwords for PDF files, and IPP authentication
passwords being revealed by encrypting them for transmission.
Also, encrypt the login password for administrator authentication and user au-
thentication.
❖ Driver Encryption Key
Encrypt the password transmitted when specifying user authentication.
To encrypt the login password, specify the driver encryption key on the ma-
chine and on the printer driver installed in the user's computer.
Reference
See p.123 "Changing the Extended Security Functions".
❖ Group Passwords for PDF Files
DeskTopBinder's PDF Direct Print function allows a PDF group password to
be specified to enhance security.
Note
❒ You cannot perform PDF Direct Print for compressed PDF files.
❒ To use PDF direct print, the optional PostScript3 unit must be installed.
❖ Password for IPP Authentication
To encrypt the IPP Authentication password on the Web Image Monitor, set
[Authentication] to [DIGEST], and then specify the IPPAuthentication password
set on the machine.
Note
❒ You can use Telnet or FTP to manage passwords for IPP authentication, al-
though it is not recommended.
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