HP ProBook 4525s HP ProtectTools User Guide - Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windo - Page 95

Miscellaneous Software Impacted- Short description Details Solution Security Manager- Warning received: The security application can not be installed until the HP Protect Tools Security Manager is installed. All security applications such as Java Card Security and biometrics are extendable plug-ins for the Security Manager interface. Security Manager must be installed before an HP-approved security plug-in can be loaded. The Security Manager software must be installed before installing any security plug-in. HP ProtectTools Security Manager-Intermittently, an error is returned when closing the Security Manager interface. Intermittently (1 in 12 instances), an error is created by using the close button in the upper right of the screen to close Security Manager before all plug-in applications have finished loading. This is related to a timing dependency on plug-in services load time when closing and restarting Security Manager. Since PTHOST.exe is the shell housing the other applications (plug-ins), it depends on the ability of the plug-in to complete its load time (services). Closing the shell before the plug-in has had time to complete loading is the root cause. HP ProtectTools- Unrestricted access or uncontrolled administrator privileges pose security risk. Numerous risks are possible with unrestricted access to the client PC, including the following: ● Deletion of PSD ● Malicious modification of user settings ● Disabling of security policies and functions Allow Security Manager to complete the services loading message (seen at top of Security Manager window) and all plug-ins listed in left column. To avoid failure, allow a reasonable time for these plug-ins to load. Administrators are encouraged to follow "best practices" in restricting end-user privileges and restricting user access. Unauthorized users should not be granted administrative privileges. Miscellaneous 87