Managing Passwords; Setting Credentials; Changing Your Windows Password; Setting Up A Smart Card - HP 8000 - Elite Convertible Minitower PC User Manual

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If the HP Password Manager level of security has been configured and all of the security login
methods are required, users must log in using all of the configured methods when the Password
Manager login screen opens. This action logs the user in to Windows.
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If the HP Password Manager level of security option has been configured and any of the configured
security login methods is permissible, users may log in using any one of the security login methods
when the Password Manager login screen opens. This action logs the user in to Windows.
NOTE:
enter their Windows password at the Windows login screen, regardless of the security login
methods that are required by other levels of security.

Managing passwords

Password Manager for HP ProtectTools creates and manages logons, which allow you to launch and
log on to websites and programs by authenticating with your enrolled credentials.
For more information on managing passwords, refer to
on page 21.

Setting credentials

You use your Security Manager Credentials to verify that you are really you. The local administrator of
this computer can set up which credentials may be used to prove your identity when logging onto your
Windows account, websites, or programs.
Available credentials can vary depending on the security device built in or connected to the computer.
Each supported credential will have an entry in the Credentials group.

Changing your Windows password

Security Manager makes changing your Windows password simpler or quicker than doing it through the
Windows Control panel.
To change your Windows password:
1. In HP ProtectTools Security Manager, click Credentials in the left pane.
2. Click Windows Password.
3. Type your current password in the Current Windows password box.
4. Type your new password in the New Windows password and Confirm new password boxes.
5. Click Change.

Setting up a Smart Card

A smart card is a plastic card about the size of a credit card with an embedded microchip that can be
loaded with information. Smart cards provide protection of information and authentication for individual
users. Logging on to a network with a smart card can provide a strong form of authentication when it
uses cryptography-based identification and proof of possession when authenticating a user to a domain.
1. In HP ProtectTools Security Manager, click Credentials in the left pane.
2. Click Smart Card.
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