Dell Data Security Console User Guide v11.0 May 2021 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 4 Contact Dell ProSupport....................................................................................................................................................4 Chapter 2: Navigation................................................................................................................... 5 Chapter 3: Encryption Status........................
1 Introduction The Data Security Console provides access to applications that ensure security for all users of the computer, to view and manage encryption status of the computer's drives and partitions, and to easily enroll their PBA password and recovery questions.
2 Navigation To access an application, click the appropriate tile. Title bar To return to the home page from within an application, click the back arrow in the left corner of the title bar, next to the name of the active application. To navigate directly to another application, click the down arrow next to the active application name, and select an application. To minimize, maximize, or close the Data Security Console, click the appropriate icon in the right corner of the title bar.
To open Help, click the ? on the title bar. Data Security Console Details To view details about the Data Security Console, policies, running services, and logs, click the gear icon on the left side of the title bar. This information might be necessary for an administrator to provide technical support. Select an item from the menu. Menu Item Purpose About Contains version information.
3 Encryption Status The Encryption page displays the encryption status of the computer. If a disk, drive, or partition is not encrypted, its status reads Unprotected. A drive or partition that is encrypted shows the status Protected. To update encryption status, right-click the appropriate disk, drive, or partition, and select Refresh.
4 Sign-in Access Sign-in Access lets you enroll, modify, and check enrollment status, based on policy set by the administrator. After initial enrollment, you can click the Sign-in Access tile to add or modify credentials. NOTE: The Sign-in Access tile will display only if the PBA is active. Enroll Credentials for the First Time To enroll credentials for the first time: 1. On the Data Security Console home page, click the Sign-In Access tile. 2.
Password To change your Windows password: 1. Click the Password tab. 2. Enter the current Windows password. 3. Enter the new password and enter it again to confirm it, and click Change. Password changes are effective immediately. 4. At the Successful Enrollment dialog, click OK. NOTE: You should only change your Windows password in the Data Security Console rather than in Windows.
Recovery Questions The Recovery Questions page allows you to create, delete, or change your recovery questions and answers. Recovery Questions provide a question and answer-based method for you to access your Windows accounts if, for example, the password is expired or forgotten. NOTE: Recovery questions are used to recover access to a computer only. The questions and answers cannot be used to log on. If you have no previous PBA recovery questions enrolled: 1. Click the Recovery Questions tab. 2.
5 Glossary Credential - A credential is something that proves a person’s identity, such as their Windows password. Preboot Authentication (PBA) - Preboot Authentication serves as an extension of the BIOS or boot firmware and guarantees a secure, tamper-proof environment external to the operating system as a trusted authentication layer. The PBA prevents anything being read from the hard disk, such as the operating system, until the user has confirmed they have the correct credentials.
