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Infineon Security Platform Solution - Settings Tool
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Infineon Security Platform Settings Tool
With the Security Platform Settings Tool you can get various information about the Trusted Platform Module of your
system. Also, you are able to carry out several administrative tasks. This component is designed as a Control Panel applet. It provides a
central access point for administrating the Infineon Security Platform.
The following table shows the Settings Tool pages:
| Info |
- Determine the most
significant settings of the Infineon Security Platform
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| User Settings |
- Change Basic User Password
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Configure user-specific Security Platform Features
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Manage Security Platform certificates
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Temporarily disable the Security Platform
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| Backup |
- Set up automatic
backups (administrative task)
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Perform manual backups and restoration
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Create backup authentication devices
In server mode
Backup and Restoration is handled by Trusted Computing Management Server. If Personal Secure Drive (PSD) has been configured, then manual backup and restoration of this drive can be done.
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| Migration |
- Export Security Platform User keys and certificates
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Import Security Platform User keys and certificates
This page is not available in server mode as migration of user-specific keys and certificates
is handled by the Trusted Computing Management Server, i.e. you do not have to perform this task. |
| Password Reset |
- Configure for all
users (administrative task)
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Enable for current user
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Prepare the Password Reset for a certain user (administrative task)
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Reset Basic User Password for current user
In server mode the Trusted Computing Management
Server handles the task of configuring and preparing the Password
Reset Authorization code, i.e. the administrator or the user does not have to
perform this task. Hence all options except Reset and Enable are disabled. |
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BitLocker |
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Use BitLocker Drive Encryption together with the Trusted Platform
Module to encrypt data on your disk
- This page is only available if the Operating System supports
BitLocker Drive Encryption (e.g. for Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Windows 7 and Windows Vista), and the current user has administrative rights.
- This page is not available in server mode. However you can configure BitLocker via Microsoft BitLocker Control Panel Applet.
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| Advanced |
- Change Owner Password
- Configure platform-specific Security Platform Features
- Disable/enable the Security Platform
- Configure Security Platform policies
- Reset dictionary attack defense level
- This page is only visible, if the current user has administrative rights.
- This page is not available in server mode as Trusted Computing Management
Server handles the task of configuring the Security Platform features and
policies.
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Application Startup
Start the Settings Tool from the Taskbar Notification Icon.
Under
operating systems with User Account Control (e.g. Windows 7 and Windows Vista) the
Settings Tool is started without elevated privileges.
Manage Security Platform
Start the Settings Tool from the Taskbar Notification Icon
with elevated privileges.
Available only for users with administrative rights under operating
systems with User Account Control (e.g. Windows 7 and Windows Vista).
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