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General tasks The applications included in this group assist you in managing various aspects of your digital identity. ● Security Manager-Creates and manages Quick Links, which allow you to launch and log on to Web sites and programs by authenticating with your Windows password, your fingerprint, or a smart card. ● Credentials-Provides a means to easily change your Windows password, enroll your fingerprints, or set up a smart card. To add more applications, click the [+] Discover more button in the lower-left corner of the dashboard. This button may be disabled by the administrator. Password Manager Logging on to Windows, Web sites, and applications is easier and more secure when you use Password Manager. You can use it to create stronger passwords that you don't have to write down or remember, and then log on easily and quickly with a fingerprint, smart card, or your Windows password. Password Manager offers the following options: ● Add, edit, or delete logons from the Manage tab. ● Use Quick Links to launch your default browser and log on to any Web site or program, after it has been set up. ● Drag and drop to organize your Quick Links into categories. ● See at a glance whether any of your passwords are a security risk and automatically generate a complex strong password to use for new sites. Many Password Manager features are also available from the Password Manager icon that is displayed when a Web page or program logon screen has the focus. Click the icon to display a context menu where you can choose from among the following options. For Web pages or programs where a logon has not yet been created The following options are shown on the context menu: ● Add [somedomain.com] to the Password Manager-Allows you to add a logon for the current logon screen. ● Open Password Manager-Launches Password Manager. ● Icon settings-Allows you to specify conditions in which the Password Manager icon is displayed. ● Help-Displays Password Manager software Help. For Web pages or programs where a logon has already been created The following options are shown on the context menu: ● Fill in logon data-Places your logon data in the logon fields and then submits the page (if submission was specified when the logon was created or last edited). ● Edit logon-Allows you to edit your logon data for this Web site. General tasks 29

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General tasks
The applications included in this group assist you in managing various aspects of your digital identity.
Security Manager
—Creates and manages Quick Links, which allow you to launch and log on to
Web sites and programs by authenticating with your Windows password, your fingerprint, or a smart
card.
Credentials
—Provides a means to easily change your Windows password, enroll your fingerprints,
or set up a smart card.
To add more applications, click the [+]
Discover more
button in the lower-left corner of the dashboard.
This button may be disabled by the administrator.
Password Manager
Logging on to Windows, Web sites, and applications is easier and more secure when you use Password
Manager. You can use it to create stronger passwords that you don't have to write down or remember,
and then log on easily and quickly with a fingerprint, smart card, or your Windows password.
Password Manager offers the following options:
Add, edit, or delete logons from the Manage tab.
Use Quick Links to launch your default browser and log on to any Web site or program, after it has
been set up.
Drag and drop to organize your Quick Links into categories.
See at a glance whether any of your passwords are a security risk and automatically generate a
complex strong password to use for new sites.
Many Password Manager features are also available from the Password Manager icon that is displayed
when a Web page or program logon screen has the focus. Click the icon to display a context menu
where you can choose from among the following options.
For Web pages or programs where a logon has not yet been created
The following options are shown on the context menu:
Add [somedomain.com] to the Password Manager
—Allows you to add a logon for the current
logon screen.
Open Password Manager
—Launches Password Manager.
Icon settings
—Allows you to specify conditions in which the Password Manager icon is displayed.
Help
—Displays Password Manager software Help.
For Web pages or programs where a logon has already been created
The following options are shown on the context menu:
Fill in logon data
—Places your logon data in the logon fields and then submits the page (if
submission was specified when the logon was created or last edited).
Edit logon
—Allows you to edit your logon data for this Web site.
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