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
entryrelatedchangescanbedetectedautomaticallybyClientSecurityPasswordManagerandallowsthe
usertoupdatetheirentrieswithevenlesswork.
•Saveyourinformationwithoutanyextrasteps:
ClientSecurityPasswordManagercanautomaticallydetectwhensensitiveinformationisbeingsentto
agivenwebsiteorapplication.Whensuchadetectionismade,ClientSecurityPasswordManager
promptstheusertosavetheinformation,thussimplifyingtheprocessofstoringsensitiveinformation.
•SaveanyinformationintoaSecureScratchPad:
WithClientSecurityPasswordManager,theusercansaveanytextualdatainsecurescratchpads.
Theuser’ssecurescratchpadscanbeprotectedwiththesamelevelofsecurityasanyoftheirother
websiteorapplicationentries.
•Exportandimportlogininformation:
Enablesyoutoexportyoursensitivepersonalinformationsothatyoucansecurelycarryitfromone
computertoanother.WhenyouexportyourlogininformationfromtheClientSecurityPasswordManager,
apassword-protectedexportleiscreatedthatcanbestoredonremovablemedia.Usethisleto
accessyourpersonalinformationanywhereyougo,ortoimportyourentriesintoanothercomputer
withClientSecurityPasswordManager.
Note:FullimportsupportisavailableforClientSecuritySolutionVersions7.0and8.xexportles.Limited
importsupportisavailableforClientSecuritySolutionVersion6.0(applicationentriesarenotimported).
ClientSecuritySoftwareSolutionVersions5.4xandpreviousversionswillnotimportintotheClient
SecuritySolutionVersion8.xPasswordManager.
SecurityAdvisor
TheSecurityAdvisortoolallowsyoutoviewasummaryofsecuritysettingscurrentlysetonyourcomputer.
Youcanusethesesettingstoviewyourcurrentsecuritystatusortoenhanceyoursystemsecurity.The
displayedcategorydefaultvaluescanbechangedthroughtheWindowsregistry.Anexampleofthesecurity
categoriesincludedare:
•Hardwarepasswords
•Windowsuserspasswords
•Windowspasswordpolicy
•Protectedscreensaver
•Filesharing
CerticateTransferwizard
TheClientSecurityCerticateTransferwizardguidesyouthroughtheprocessoftransferringtheprivatekeys
associatedwithyourcerticatesfromthesoftware-basedMicrosoft
®
cryptographicserviceprovider(CSP)to
thehardware-basedClientSecuritySolutionCSP .Afterthetransfer,operationsusingthecerticatesare
moresecurebecausetheprivatekeysareprotectedbyClientSecuritySolution.
Hardwarepasswordreset
ThistoolcreatesasecureenvironmentthatrunsindependentlyofWindowsandhelpsyouresetforgotten
power-onandhard-disk-drivepasswords.Youridentityisestablishedbyansweringasetofquestionsthat
youcreate.Createthissecureenvironmentassoonaspossible,beforeapasswordisforgotten.Y oucannot
resetaforgottenhardwarepassworduntilthissecureenvironmentiscreatedonyourharddriveandafter
youhaveenrolled.Thistoolisavailableonselectcomputersonly.
SupportforsystemswithoutTrustedPlatformModule
ClientSecuritySolution8.3supportsLenovo-brandedsystemsthatdonothaveacompliantembedded
securitychip.Thissupportallowsastandardinstallationacrosstheentireenterpriseinordertocreatea
Chapter1.Overview3