Smart Card Security for ProtectTools
Reference Guide 2–7
Setting and Changing the Smart Card
User Password
To set or change the smart card user password:
1. Select Start > All Programs > HP ProtectTools Security
Manager > Smart Card Security.
2. Select the plus sign (+) to expand the Smart Card Security
menu, and then select BIOS.
3. Under BIOS Security Mode, next to BIOS user card, click
the Set button.
✎
If there is already a user password in Computer Setup,
click the Change button.
4. Enter the smart card PIN and click Next.
5. Insert the new user card and click Next.
❏ If there is already a user password on the card, the
Finish dialog box is displayed. Omit steps 6 through 8
and go to step 9.
❏ If there is no user password on the card, the BIOS
Password Wizard opens.
6. In the BIOS Password Wizard, you can either
❏ Enter a password manually.
❏ Generate a random 32-byte password.
✎
Using a known password enables you to create duplicate
cards without using a recovery file. Generating a random
password offers more security; however, you must have a
recovery file to make backup cards.
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