HP ProtectTools
Firmware security features in HP business notebooks
Embedded Security Overview ............................................................................................................... 2
Basics of Protection .............................................................................................................................. 2
Protecting against unauthorized access – user authentication ....................................................................3
Pre-boot Authentication on HP Notebooks............................................................................................... 3
Power-on Password authentication overview........................................................................................ 4
Enabling Power-on password......................................................................................................... 4
Smart card authentication overview.................................................................................................... 4
Enabling smart card pre-boot authentication .................................................................................... 4
Embedded security chip pre-boot authentication overview..................................................................... 5
Enabling embedded security chip pre-boot user authentication .............................................................. 5
Protecting local storage ........................................................................................................................ 5
DriveLock hard drive protection ......................................................................................................... 6
TPM enhanced DriveLock .................................................................................................................. 6
Securing Devices ................................................................................................................................. 6
Boot Options ................................................................................................................................... 7
Device Control................................................................................................................................. 7
Accessing BIOS Security Features from Microsoft Windows ...................................................................... 7
Working with BIOS Configuration Profiles......................................................................................... 10
Enabling Profiles ............................................................................................................................ 10
Appendix ......................................................................................................................................... 11
For more information.......................................................................................................................... 12
To Next Page
Need help?
General