
HP ProtectTools features
The following table details the key features of HP ProtectTools modules.
Module Key features
HP ProtectTools Administrative Console (for
administrators)
●
Set up and configure levels of security and security logon
methods using the Security Manager Setup Wizard.
● Configure options hidden from users.
●
Configure Device Access Manager configurations and user
access.
●
Add and remove HP ProtectTools users and view user status
using administrator tools.
HP ProtectTools Security Manager (for users) ● Organize, set up, and change passwords.
●
Configure and change user credentials such as a Windows
password, fingerprint, and smart card.
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Configure and change File Sanitizer Shredding, Bleaching, and
other settings.
●
View settings for Device Access Manager.
● Configure Computrace for HP ProtectTools.
● Configure preferences and Backup and Restore options.
Credential Manager for HP ProtectTools (Password
Manager)
● Save, organize, and protect your user names and passwords.
●
Set up the logon screens of Web sites and programs for quick
and secure access.
●
Save Web site user names and passwords by entering them
into Password Manager. The next time you visit this site,
Password Manager fills in and submits the information
automatically.
● Create stronger passwords for enhanced account security.
Password Manager fills in and submits the information
automatically.
Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools (select models
only)
●
Provides complete, full-volume hard drive encryption.
● Forces pre-boot authentication in order to decrypt and access
the data.
File Sanitizer for HP ProtectTools ● Shreds digital assets (sensitive information including application
files, historical or Web-related content, or other confidential
data) on your computer and periodically bleaches deleted
assets on the hard drive.
Device Access Manager for HP ProtectTools (select
models only)
●
Allows IT managers to control access to devices based on user
profiles.
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Prevents unauthorized users from removing data using external
storage media, and from introducing viruses into the system
from external media.
● Allows administrators to disable access to writable devices for
specific individuals or groups of users.
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