Infineon Security Platform Solution - Policy Administration

Infineon Security Platform Policy Administration

With the Local Group Policy Editor you can administrate the Infineon Security Platform related security settings:

System Policies	Security settings for the computer
User Policies	Security settings for users on the computer

In server mode the policies are configured domain-wide by a domain administrator via Trusted Computing Management Server.

Preconditions and restrictions

Only an administrator can change system and user policies. The Local Group Policy Editor is not available in Windows Home editions.

How to register the Security Platform Policies

On operating systems which support the ADMX policy format (e.g. Windows 7 and Windows Vista), the Security Platform Policies are automatically registered (administrative template file IfxSpPol.admx).

On other operating systems, you need to perform the following steps to register the Security Platform Policies manually (administrative template file IfxSpPol.adm), before you can access the policies from Settings Tool:

1. Start Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)
2. Right click Administrative Templates of Computer Configuration or User Configuration.
3. In the context menu, click Add/Remove templates....
   The "Add/Remove Templates" dialog is displayed.
4. Click Add.
   The "Policy Templates" browse dialog is displayed.
5. Select the template IfxSpPol.adm, and click Open to add the "Security Platform" template.
6. Click Close to register the new administrative template.

How to edit System Policies and User Policies

1. Start the Settings Tool from Taskbar Notification Icon.
   On operating systems with User Account Control (e.g. Windows 7 and Windows Vista), click Manage Security Platform.
   On other operating systems, click Manage Security Platform.

2. To edit System Policies, click System... on the Advanced tab.
   To edit User Policies, click User... on the Advanced tab.
   
   Local Group Policy Editor is started. It displays Infineon Security Platform System Policies or User Policies.

More information

Detailed information on system policies and user policies is available in the Microsoft Group Policy overview and in the Microsoft TechNet. To obtain the required information in Microsoft Help, minimize all currently open windows to view the Windows Desktop. Then press F1 and search for the appropriate keyword.

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