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Using Your VAIO Computer >
Using Fingerprint Authentication
Using Fingerprint Authentication
Your computer is equipped with a fingerprint sensor to provide you with additional convenience.
Once you have registered your fingerprint(s), the fingerprint authentication function offers:
❑
A substitute for password entry
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Logging onto Windows
If you have registered your fingerprints for your user account, you can substitute fingerprint authentication for
password entry when logging onto Windows.
❑
Power-on Security
feature
If you have set the power-on password
, you can substitute fingerprint authentication for password entry
when starting your computer.
❑
Password Bank
for quick web site access
Once you have registered your user information (user accounts, passwords, etc.) for web sites in the
Password Bank
,
you can substitute fingerprint authentication for entering information required to access the password-protected web sites.
For detailed information, see the help file included with the
Protector Suite
.
!
You may not be able to use the
Password Bank
feature depending on the web site you access.
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Archive encryption
❑
File Safe
feature to encrypt/decrypt data
With the
File Safe
feature, you can create an encrypted archive to include a file and/or folder for protection against
unauthorized access. The encrypted archive can be decrypted or unlocked for included file/folder access by swiping
your finger across the fingerprint sensor or entering the backup password you specified for encryption.
❑
Personal Safe
feature
With the
Personal Safe
feature, you can encrypt contents of any protected folder on the desktop or the built-in storage
device. The encrypted folder will be hidden from other users sharing your computer.
