Credential Manager For Hp Protecttools - HP Compaq NW8000 Manual

Table 4 - Smart Card Security for HP ProtectTools Features and Benefits
Feature
Initialize and configure Smart Card
security features such as pre-boot
Smart Card authentication.
Backup and restore credentials stored
on a user's Smart Card.
Provides the ability to configure an
administrator Smart Card that can be
used on multiple systems to access
BIOS configuration settings.

Credential Manager for HP ProtectTools

Credential Manager for HP ProtectTools is the glue that brings the different security technologies
together to create a behavior. Credential Manager gives users the ability to specify how the different
available security technologies work together to provide protection against unauthorized access to the
client.
Figure 4 – Credential Manager for HP ProtectTools
These technologies include Smart Cards, Biometrics, USB Tokens and other future technologies.
Through the Credential Manager, users can create a unique security behavior that requires their
chosen authentication method, including alternatives to passwords when logging on to Microsoft
Windows. Credential Manager also provides a single sign-on capability that automatically
remembers credentials for websites, applications, and protected network resources. Credential
Manager effectively is a personal password vault that makes accessing protected information more
secure and convenient.
Key features of Credential Manager include:
• Fully integrated with HP ProtectTools Security Manager
• Support for Smart Cards, Biometric fingerprint security, USB Tokens, Virtual Tokens and Passwords
• Single sign-on capability protects passwords for websites, applications and network resources
Benefit
Provides a complete Smart Card security solution for pre-boot and Windows user
authentication providing enhanced protection against unauthorized of the PC.
Provides a mechanism to recover from a situation where a user or administrator
loses their Smart Card.
Allows an administrator to configure a single Smart Card (or multiple cards) that
can be used to securely access BIOS configuration settings without requiring the
use of a BIOS administrator password.
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