HP ProtectTools Security Manager Guide

Introduction
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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