Chapter1.Overview
ThischapterprovidesanoverviewofClientSecuritySolutionandFingerprintSoftware.Thetechnologies
presentedinthisdeploymentguidecandirectlyandindirectlyhelpITprofessionalsbecausetheyhelpmake
personalcomputerseasiertouse,moreself-sufcient,andprovidepowerfultoolsthatfacilitateandsimplify
rollouts.WiththehelpofThinkVantageTechnologies,ITprofessionalsspendlesstimesolvingindividual
computerproblemsandmoretimeontheircoretasks.
ClientSecuritySolution
TheprimarypurposeofClientSecuritySolutionsoftwareistohelpyouprotectyourcomputerasanasset,
protectcondentialdataonyourcomputer,andprotectnetworkconnectionsaccessedbyyourcomputer.
(ForLenovo-brandedsystemsthatcontainaTrustedComputingGroup(TCG)compliantTrustedPlatform
Module(TPM),ClientSecuritySolutionsoftwarewillleveragethehardwareastherootoftrustforthe
system.Ifthesystemdoesnotcontainanembeddedsecuritychip,ClientSecuritySolutionwillleverage
softwarebasedcryptographickeysastherootoftrustforthesystem.)
FeaturesofClientSecuritySolutionVersion8.2include:
•SecureuserauthenticationwithWindows®passwordorClientSecuritySolutionpassphrase
ClientSecuritySolutioncanbeconguredtoacceptauser'sWindowspasswordoraClientSecurity
Solutionpassphraseforauthentication.TheWindowspasswordprovidesconvenienceandmanageability
throughWindowswhiletheClientSecuritySolutionpassphraseprovidesadditionalsecurity.The
administratorcanchoosewhichauthenticationmethodisused,andthissettingcanbechangedeven
afterusersareenrolledwithClientSecuritySolution.
•Fingerprintuserauthentication
LeveragestheintegratedandUSB-attachedngerprinttechnologytoauthenticateuserstopassword
protectedapplications.
•Multi-factoruserauthenticationforWindowslogonandvariousClientSecuritySolutionoperations
Denesmultipleauthenticationdevices(Windowspassword/ClientSecuritypassphraseandngerprint)
forvarioussecurityrelatedoperations.
•Passwordmanagement
Securelymanagesandstoressensitivelogoninformation,suchasuserIDsandpasswords.
•Passwordandpassphraserecovery
PasswordandpassphraserecoveryallowsuserstologintoWindowsandaccesstheirClientSecurity
SolutioncredentialseveniftheyforgettheirWindowspasswordorClientSecuritySolutionpassphrase,
byansweringpreconguredsecurityquestions.
•Auditsecuritysettings
Allowsuserstoviewadetailedlistofworkstationsecuritysettingsandmakechangestocomplyto
denedstandards.
•Digitalcerticatestransfer
ClientSecuritySolutionprotectstheprivatekeyofuserandmachinecerticates.UseClientSecurity
Solutiontoprotecttheprivatekeyofyourexistingcerticates.
•PolicyManagementforauthentication
Anadministratorcanchoosewhichdevices(Windowspassword,ClientSecuritySolutionpassphrase,or
ngerprint)arerequiredtoauthenticateforthefollowingactions:Windowslogon,PasswordManager,and
certicateoperations.
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