Acer TravelMate 6410 TravelMate 6410 - 6460 User's Guide EN - Page 66

54 English User Roles: User Role Security Platform Administrator (also called just "Administrator") Security Platform User (also called just "User") Based on... Windows user account (local or domain), member of the Administrators group Windows user account (local or domain) Purpose & Tasks Initialization Authentication Perform administrative tasks, which require Windows administrative rights. No special initialization necessary. Apart from the authentication as Windows administrator, some administrative tasks require access to special token files protected by dedicated passwords Utilize Security Platform Features, e.g. file and folder encryption or secure e-mail. Configure features and perform userspecific Security Platform tasks. Security Platform User Initialization enables a Windows user to act as a Security Platform User. Basic User Password Initialization and Administration of the Acer Security Platform The initial status of the Acer Security Platform is disabled by default on delivery to the customer. This ensures that no flow of confidential information from the Acer Security Platform back to Acer can occur in this phase, as there are no shared secrets in any form. Before you can take advantage of your Acer Security Platform you must: • Enable the Acer Security Platform. To enable the chip, please see "Enabling or disabling Acer TPM security" on page 75. • Setup your Acer Security Platform by starting the Acer Security Platform Initialization Wizard • Setup Acer Security Platform Users by starting the Acer Security Platform User Initialization Wizard Refer to Acer Security Platform Solution Tools for detailed information about the wizards and administrative tools. If the Acer Security Platform and an Acer Security Platform User have been setup, you are ready to obtain an Infineon Trusted Platform Module based certificate. User Authentication For security reasons, you need to authenticate to the Acer Security Platform before you can use security features. E.g. file encryption requires your Basic User Key which is protected with your Basic User Password. Typing in this password