Advanced Tasks; Managing Drive Encryption (Administrator Task); Encrypting Or Decrypting Individual Drives; Backup And Recovery (Administrator Task) - HP ProBook 6445b - Notebook PC User Manual

Advanced tasks

Managing Drive Encryption (administrator task)

The "Encryption Management" page allows administrators to view and change the status of Drive
Encryption (active or inactive) and to view the encryption status of all of the hard drives on the computer.
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If the status is Inactive, Drive Encryption has not yet been activated in HP ProtectTools Security
Manager by the Windows administrator and is not protecting the hard drive. Use the
HP ProtectTools Security Manager Setup Wizard to activate Drive Encryption.
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If the status is Active, Drive Encryption has been activated and configured. The drive is in one of
the following states:
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Not encrypted
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Encrypted
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Encrypting
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Decrypting

Encrypting or decrypting individual drives

To encrypt one or more hard drives on the computer or decrypt a drive that has already been encrypted,
use the Change Encryption feature:
1. Open HP ProtectTools Administrative Console, click Drive Encryption, and then click
Encryption Management.
2. Click Change Encryption.
3. In the Change Encryption dialog box, select or clear the check box next to each hard drive you
want to encrypt or decrypt, and then click OK.
NOTE: When the drive is being encrypted or decrypted, the progress bar shows the time remaining
to complete the process during the current session. If the computer is shut down or initiates Sleep or
Hibernation during the encryption process and then restarts, the Time Remaining display resets to the
beginning, but the actual encryption resumes where it last stopped. The time remaining and progress
display will change more quickly to reflect the previous progress.

Backup and recovery (administrator task)

The "Recovery" Page allows administrators to back up and recover encryption keys.
Local Drive Encryption Key Backup—Allows you to back up encryption keys to removable media
when Drive Encryption is activated.

Creating backup keys

You can back up the encryption key for an encrypted drive onto a removable storage device:
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