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<strong>Chapter</strong> 2: Pointsec <strong>for</strong> PC Initial Encryption of the Hard Drive<br />

� Activate the screen saver to lock the workstation.<br />

� Select the language in the PBE or Windows (more than 25 languages<br />

supported).<br />

Additionally, Administrators can access this to change credentials on the<br />

local system.<br />

Initial Encryption of the Hard Drive<br />

Encryption takes place only after Pointsec <strong>for</strong> PC (Pointsec) off-loads the<br />

Recovery file from the local machine. Regardless of amount of<br />

in<strong>for</strong>mation on the hard drive, the encryption rate is approximately 10<br />

GB per hour. This functions as a throttled background service, allowing<br />

the workstation user to continue to work while the drive is encrypting.<br />

Mousing over the system-tray icon shows encryption status.<br />

Figure 2-10: Encryption Status<br />

19 Endpoint Security with Pointsec

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