Manual
Table Of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Overview
- Chapter 2. Installation
- Chapter 3. Working with Client Security Solution
- Chapter 4. Working with ThinkVantage Fingerprint Software
- Chapter 5. Working with Lenovo Fingerprint Software
- Chapter 6. Best Practices
- Deployment examples for installing Client Security Solution
- Switching Client Security Solution modes
- Corporate Active Directory rollout
- Standalone Install for CD or script files
- System Update
- System Migration Assistant
- Generating a certificate using key generation in the TPM
- Using USB fingerprint keyboards with 2008 ThinkPad notebook computer models (R400/R500/T400/T500/W500/X200/X301)
- Appendix A. Special considerations for using the Lenovo Fingerprint Keyboard with some ThinkPad notebook models
- Appendix B. Synchronizing password in Client Security Solution after the Windows password is reset
- Appendix C. Using Client Security Solution on a reinstalled Windows operating system
- Appendix D. Using the TPM on ThinkPad notebook computers
- Appendix E. Notices
- Glossary
AppendixB.SynchronizingpasswordinClientSecurity
SolutionaftertheWindowspasswordisreset
AftertheWindowspasswordisreset,ClientSecuritySolutioncontinuallypromptsyouforanewWindows
password,butthendisplaysanerrormessageindicatingthatthepasswordisincorrect.Windowssecurityis
designedthiswaysothatyoursecuritycredentialsareinvalidatedwhenyourWindowspasswordisreset.
Windowswillpromptawarningmessageateachattempttoresetyourpassword.Also,notonlyisClient
SecuritySolutionaffectedbyresettingyourWindowspassword,butyouwillalsoloseaccesstoyour
certicatesandlesthatareencryptedbyWindowsEFS.WhenClientSecuritySolutioncannolonger
accessyourWindowssecuritycredentials(asaresultofthepasswordreset),ClientSecuritySolution
willcontinuallypromptyouforthenewpasswordandthendisplayanerrormessageindicatingthatthe
passwordyouenteredisinvalid.ClientSecuritySolutioncannotfunctionwhentheWindowssecurity
credentialsareinvalidatedinthisway.IfyourWindowspasswordhasbeenchanged(forexample,you
arepromptedtospecifyboththeoldandthenewpassword),yoursecuritycredentialsarepreserved
andprotectedbythenewpassword.
TosynchronizepasswordinCSSaftertheWindowspasswordisreset,dothefollowing:
1.RestoreabackupofyoursystempriortoresettingtheWindowspassword.
2.ResetyourWindowspasswordbacktowhatitwasoriginally.Thisshouldrestoreaccesstoyour
Windowssecuritycredentials.
3.CreateanewWindowsaccountandstartusingitinsteadoftheoriginalaccountwithcorrupted
credentials.
4.Followthismethodtorecoveryoursystem:
a.LaunchthePasswordManager.
b.ClickImport/ExportandselectExportentrylist.
c.Specifyalocationtosavetheleandenteralename.
d.EnterapasswordfortheEntriesle.
e.ClosethePasswordManager.
f.LaunchClientSecuritySolution.
g.ClickAdvanced➙Resetsecuritysettings.
h.EnterthenewWindowspasswordwhenprompted.
i.ClientSecuritySolutionwillpromptyoutorestartthesystem.
j.Afterthesystemrestarts,launchthePasswordManager.
k.ClickImport/ExportandselectImportentrylist.
l.Browsethelethatwassavedearlier.
m.Enterthepasswordwhenprompted.
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