HP ProtectTools Security Manager Guide
Introduction
HP ProtectTools Security Manager www.hp.com 1–5
Smart card administrator 
password
✎
Also known as BIOS 
administrator card 
password
Smart Card Security,
by IT administrator
Links the smart card to 
the computer for 
identification purposes.
Allows a computer 
administrator to enable 
or disable Computer 
Setup passwords, 
generate a new 
administrator card, and 
create recovery files to 
restore user or 
administrator cards.
Smart card PIN  Smart Card Security Protects access to the 
smart card contents and 
to computer access when 
an optional smart card 
and reader is used.
Smart card recovery file 
password
Smart Card Security Protects access to the 
recovery file that contains 
the BIOS passwords.
Smart card user password
✎
Also known as BIOS 
user card password
Smart Card Security Links the smart card to 
the computer for 
identification. 
Allows a user to create a 
recovery file to restore a 
user card.
Password Management (Continued)
ProtectTools 
Password
Set in this 
ProtectTools 
Module Function










