Setting up authentication for your computer
Within the Authentication application, you can select which security features should be implemented on
this computer, set policies governing access to the computer, and configure additional advanced
settings. You can specify the credentials required to authenticate each class of user when logging into
Windows or logging into Web sites and programs during a user session.
To set up authentication on your computer:
1.
In the Security panel menu, click
Authentication
.
2.
To configure logon authentication, click the
Logon Policy
tab, make changes, and click
Apply
.
3.
To configure session authentication, click the
Session Policy
tab, make changes, and click
Apply
.
Logon Policy
To define policies governing the credentials required to authenticate a user when logging on to Windows:
1.
In the Tools menu, click
Security
, and then click
Authentication
.
2.
On the
Logon Policy
tab, click a category of user.
3.
Specify the authentication credential(s) required for the selected category of user. You must specify
at least one credential.
4.
Choose whether ANY (only one) of the specified credentials are required, or if ALL of the specified
credentials are required in order to authenticate a user. You can also prevent any user from
accessing the computer.
5.
Click
Apply
.
Session Policy
To define policies governing the credentials required to access HP ProtectTools applications during a
Windows session:
1.
In the Tools menu, click
Security
, and then click
Authentication
.
2.
On the
Session Policy
tab, click a category of user.
3.
Specify the authentication credential(s) required for the selected category of user.
4.
Choose whether ONE of the specified credentials is required, or if ALL of the specified credentials
are required in order to authenticate a user. You can also require no authentication to access HP
ProtectTools software.
5.
Click
Apply
.
Setting up authentication for your computer
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