Security
Hardware and Software Guide
12–2
To Protect Against
Use This Security Feature
Unauthorized use of the
notebook
■
Power-on password*
■
HP ProtectTools Security Manager
Refer to the
“HP ProtectTools Security
Manager (Select Models Only)”
section in
this chapter for additional information.
Unauthorized access to the
Computer Setup utility (
f10
)
HP administrator password*
Unauthorized access to the
contents of a hard drive
DriveLock*
Unauthorized startup from a CD,
diskette, or internal network
adapter boot
Device security*
Unauthorized access to a
Windows user account
■
Optional smart cards
An enabled smart card can store both the
Windows user password and the
Windows administrator password;
therefore, both the smart card and the
smart card PIN are required to access the
account.
■
Credential Manager for ProtectTools
Refer to the
“Credential Manager for
ProtectTools”
section in this chapter for
more information.
✎
This security feature is supported by
only certain smart card readers.
Unauthorized access to data
■
HP administrator password
■
Windows Firewall software
■
Windows updates
■
HP ProtectTools Security Manager
Refer to the
“HP ProtectTools Security
Manager (Select Models Only)”
section in
this chapter for additional information.
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