How do users authenticate to encrypted endpoints?
GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption supports password authentication for endpoint users and— when combined with GuardianEdge Advanced Authentication—can be extended to provide and token or smartcard authentication. Single sign-on is supported for both authentication methods, enabling endpoint users to authenticate to GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption pre-boot authentication and Windows using a single set of credentials. For password users with single sign-on enabled, user authentication credentials consist of their Windows logon name, Active Directory domain, and password. When combined with GuardianEdge Advanced Authentication, users extend their credentials with tokens or smartcards. In this circumstance user credentials consist of their Windows logon name, Active Directory domain, the physical token, and their token PIN.
GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption supports both password and token or smartcard authentication for endpoint users. Single sign-on is supported for both authentication methods, enabling endpoint users to authenticate to GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption pre-boot authentication and Windows using a single set of credentials. For password users with single sign-on enabled, user authentication credentials consist of their Windows logon name, Active Directory domain, and password. For token or smartcard users, their credentials consist of their Windows logon name, Active Directory domain, the physical token, and their token PIN.
