McAfee EBCACE-AA-HA Product Guide - Page 28

Changing passphrases, Viewing the log file, Closing E-Business Client

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Working with E-Business Client Changing passphrases If a passphrase has been compromised, McAfee recommends that you change it immediately. You might also need to change passphrases periodically depending on your company's security policies. 1 Start E-Business Client. For detailed steps, see Starting E-Business Client on page 23. 2 Select the desired company profile from the Profile List. 3 From the File menu, click Change Client Key Passphrase. The Passphrase dialog box appears. 4 Type a new passphrase, confirm it by typing it again, then click OK. w Enter a new passphrase - Type a new passphrase. All client keys use the same passphrase. w Hide Typing - Leave this checkbox selected to hide the characters as you type them. If you have sufficient privacy and don't need to hide your passphrase, deselect this checkbox. w Passphrase Quality - This status bar indicates the quality of the passphrase you are typing. w Confirmation - Type the passphrase again to confirm it. Viewing the log file 1 Start E-Business Client. For detailed steps, see Starting E-Business Client on page 23. 2 From the View menu, click Log. The E-Business Client Log (EBCLIENT.LOG) file opens in the default text editor; for example, Notepad. Closing E-Business Client n From the File menu, click Exit. 28 McAfee E-Business Client Administration software version 7.1.1

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Working with E-Business Client
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McAfee E-Business Client Administration software version 7.1.1
Changing passphrases
If a passphrase has been compromised, McAfee recommends that you change
it immediately. You might also need to change passphrases periodically
depending on your company’s security policies.
1
Start E-Business Client. For detailed steps, see
Starting E-Business Client
on page 23
.
2
Select the desired company profile from the
Profile List
.
3
From the
File
menu, click
Change Client Key Passphrase
. The
Passphrase
dialog box appears.
4
Type a new passphrase, confirm it by typing it again, then click
OK
.
w
Enter a new passphrase
— Type a new passphrase. All client keys
use the same passphrase.
w
Hide Typing
— Leave this checkbox selected to hide the characters
as you type them. If you have sufficient privacy and don’t need to
hide your passphrase, deselect this checkbox.
w
Passphrase Quality
— This status bar indicates the quality of the
passphrase you are typing.
w
Confirmation
— Type the passphrase again to confirm it.
Viewing the log file
1
Start E-Business Client. For detailed steps, see
Starting E-Business Client
on page 23
.
2
From the
View
menu, click
Log
. The E-Business Client Log
(EBCLIENT.LOG) file opens in the default text editor; for example,
Notepad.
Closing E-Business Client
From the
File
menu, click
Exit
.