Symantec 14541094 User Guide - Page 189

9 Chapter Securing your computer and sessions This chapter includes the following topics: ■ Protecting a host computer from unauthorized access ■ About access rights ■ About session security ■ Using encryption to protect data ■ Protecting configuration settings ■ Ways to assess host security Protecting a host computer from unauthorized access When you set up a host computer so that others can connect to it, one of your primary concerns should be to protect the host from unauthorized access. Symantec pcAnywhere requires that you set up logon credentials for users who connect to your computer and that you select an authentication method to verify their identities. See "About authentication in pcAnywhere" on page 190. You can also use the following methods to help protect a host computer from unauthorized access: