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Glossary administrator. See Windows administrator. asset. A data component consisting of personal information or files, historical and Web-related data, and so on, which is located on the hard drive. authentication. Process of verifying whether a user is authorized to perform a task such as accessing a computer, modifying settings for a particular program, or viewing secured data. automatic shredding. Scheduled shredding that the user sets in File Sanitizer for HP ProtectTools. Automatic Technology Manager (ATM). Allows network administrators to manage systems remotely at the BIOS level. Bleaching. see free space bleaching. credentials. Method by which a user proves eligibility for a particular task in the authentication process, such as user name and password. domain. Group of computers that are part of a network and share a common directory database. Domains are uniquely named, and each has a set of common rules and procedures. free space bleaching. The secure writing of random data over deleted files on the hard drive to distort the contents of the deleted files, making recovery of the data more difficult. key sequence. A combination of specific keys that, when pressed, initiates an automatic shred-for example, Ctrl+Alt+S. manual shred. Immediate shredding of an asset or selected assets, which bypasses the automatic shred schedule. network account. Windows user or administrator account, either on a local computer, in a workgroup, or on a domain. power-on authentication. Security feature that requires some form of authentication, such as a password, when the computer is turned on. reboot. Process of restarting the computer. ENWW Glossary 47

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Glossary
administrator.
See Windows administrator.
asset.
A data component consisting of personal information or files, historical and Web-related data, and so on, which is
located on the hard drive.
authentication.
Process of verifying whether a user is authorized to perform a task such as accessing a computer, modifying
settings for a particular program, or viewing secured data.
automatic shredding.
Scheduled shredding that the user sets in File Sanitizer for HP ProtectTools.
Automatic Technology Manager (ATM).
Allows network administrators to manage systems remotely at the BIOS level.
Bleaching.
see
free space bleaching
.
credentials.
Method by which a user proves eligibility for a particular task in the authentication process, such as user name
and password.
domain.
Group of computers that are part of a network and share a common directory database. Domains are uniquely
named, and each has a set of common rules and procedures.
free space bleaching.
The secure writing of random data over deleted files on the hard drive to distort the contents of the deleted files,
making recovery of the data more difficult.
key sequence.
A combination of specific keys that, when pressed, initiates an automatic shred—for example,
Ctrl+Alt+S
.
manual shred.
Immediate shredding of an asset or selected assets, which bypasses the automatic shred schedule.
network account.
Windows user or administrator account, either on a local computer, in a workgroup, or on a domain.
power-on authentication.
Security feature that requires some form of authentication, such as a password, when the computer is turned on.
reboot.
Process of restarting the computer.
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