HP Client Security Commercial Managed IT Software

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Executive summary
This white paper is intended for IT staff. The paper contains sections describing:
 HP’s strategic approach to Security
 A description of HP Client Security (formerly known as HP ProtectTools), the application that consolidates HP
security features so the user can set up and modify all the configurable HP security features available on their
HP Business PC.
 A high level overview of the software applications HP uses to support this strategy
 An in-depth look at the HP Client Security features.
 Overview on how you can manage certain features of HP Client Security
System requirements and prerequisites
Information regarding minimum hardware requirements for the installation of Windows is available at
http://www.microsoft.com.
Supported operating systems
 Windows 7
 Windows 8.x
Supported hardware options
 Smart Card readers
o Windows: All PKI Smart Cards supported via a PKCS11 or CSP stack.
o BIOS: None
o Drive Encryption: ActivIdentity Cyberflex Access 64K V2c
 Fingerprint readers
o Validity fingerprint readers VFS 471, VFS 491 and VFS495 in secure mode
 Omnikey readers
o Contactless HID iCLASS memory cards
o Contactless MiFare Classic 1k, 4k and Mini memory cards
o HID Proximity cards