Infineon Security Platform Solution - Backup Wizard

Infineon Security Platform Backup Wizard

The Infineon Security Platform Backup Wizard is used to perform the backup or restore operations of Security Platform related data. These operations are needed to protect the data from accidental loss in case of emergency.

The backup file contains the computer identification info ("Platform ID") and the user identification info ("User ID"). This information is used to match the machine name and user name with the current machine and user during the restoration process.

If the current Basic User Key is different than the Basic User Key to be restored, the restore process will overwrite the credentials and settings installed on the destination location. Therefore it is recommended to restore user credentials to a user account on the destination system which has not performed Security Platform User Initialization steps.

In server mode Backup and Restoration is handled by Trusted Computing Management Server, i.e. no explicit configuration is necessary. If Personal Secure Drive (PSD) has been configured, you can manually backup and restore Personal Secure Drive image files.

This shield icon is visible only for users with administrative rights under operating systems with User Account Control (e.g. Windows 7 and Windows Vista).

Wizard Steps

Scenario	Wizard Steps	Explanation
Manual Backup	Configure backup settings	Required step.
	Configure PSD backup settings	Only if Personal Secure Drives shall be included in backup.
Restoration	Configure restore settings	Not required, if only Personal Secure Drives shall be restored.
	Confirm computer or select computer	Only if your computer is not listed in the backup data. Not required, if only Personal Secure Drives shall be restored.
	Select Emergency Recovery Token	Only if you have administrative rights, and the backup includes Emergency Recovery data, and the Emergency Recovery data is going to be restored. Not required, if only Personal Secure Drives shall be restored.
	Confirm user	Only if you are going to restore credentials and settings for your current user account, and the user in Backup data differs from current user. Not required, if only Personal Secure Drives shall be restored.
	Select users	Only if you have administrative rights, and you are going to prepare restoration for other users. Not required, if only Personal Secure Drives shall be restored.
	Configure PSD restore settings	Only if Personal Secure Drives shall be restored.

Note that you do not need to use Backup Wizard to perform a System Backup, since a scheduled backup task configured via Security Platform Initialization Wizard or Quick Initialization Wizard automatically performs System Backup.

Application Startup

Manual Backup: Start the Backup Wizard via the Settings Tool: Settings Tool - Backup - Backup...

Manual Restoration: Start the Backup Wizard via the Settings Tool: Settings Tool - Backup - Restore...

Restoration including Emergency Recovery (Administrative Task): First start the Security Platform Initialization Wizard. Check Restore a Security Platform from a Backup Archive in the wizard page Initialize or restore a Security Platform.

Wizard start from balloon or Taskbar Notification Icon: In certain Security Platform states you can also start the Backup Wizard from a balloon or from the Taskbar Notification Icon (e.g. when the Security Platform Administrator has prepared restoration for the current user).

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