Enabling Password protection

Unrestricted user access to the application and its settings can reduce the security level of the device. Password protection is a means to limit user access to the application.

To enable password protection:

1. Expand the Managed devices node in the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console tree.
2. Select the administration group for which you want to configure application settings.
3. Perform one of the following actions in the details pane of the selected administration group:
   • To configure application settings for a group of protected devices, select the Policies tab and open the Properties: <Policy name> window.
     1. In the tree of Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console, expand the Managed devices node.
     2. Expand the administration group whose policy settings you want to configure, and select the Policies tab in the results pane.
     3. Select the policy you want to configure.
     4. Open the Properties: <Policy name> window in one of the following ways:
        • Select the Properties option in the context menu of the policy.
        • Click the Configure policy settings link in the results pane of the selected policy.
        • Double-click the required policy.

        The Properties: <Policy name> window opens.

   • To configure the settings of a task or application for an individual protected device, select the Devices tab and go to the settings of a local task or the application settings.
4. In the Application settings section select the Security settings subsection.
5. In the Password protection group of settings, select the Apply password protection check box.
6. Enter a password and confirm it.

   It is recommended to select a password that satisfies the following requirements:

   • It is at least 8 characters long.
   • It does not contain the user account name.
   • It does not match the name of the device on which Kaspersky Endpoint Agent is installed.
   • It contains characters from at least three of the following groups:
     • uppercase characters (A-Z);
     • lowercase characters (a-z);
     • numbers (0-9);
     • special characters (!$#%).
7. In the upper right corner of the settings group, change the switch from Unaffected by policy to Under policy.
8. Click OK.

Password protection is now enabled. If a user attempts to perform a password protected action, the application will prompt the user to enter the password.

The application does not check the strength of the specified password. We recommend that you use third-party tools to verify the strength of the password. The password is considered strong enough if verification results confirm that the password cannot be guessed for at least 6 months.

The application does not prohibit login attempts after many attempts of entering an incorrect password.

See also Configuring user permissions Enabling and disabling Self-Defense

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