How to password-protect access to Kaspersky Small Office Security management functions

A single computer may be shared by several users with various levels of experience and computer literacy. Unrestricted access of different users to Kaspersky Small Office Security and its settings may compromise the level of computer security.

To restrict access to the application, you can define an administrator password for the KLAdmin account. This user has unlimited rights to manage and modify the settings of Kaspersky Small Office Security, and to assign application access permissions to other users. After you create an administrator password, you can assign application access permissions to various users or groups of users.

To create an administrator password for Kaspersky Small Office Security:

  1. Open the main application window.
  2. Click the Settings 2019.png button in the lower part of the window.

    The Settings window opens.

  3. Select the Interface section.
  4. Switch the Password protection toggle to On.
  5. In the opened window, fill in the User name (KLAdmin is recommended), Enter password and Confirm password fields.

    Password requirements:

    • The password must contain at least eight characters
    • The password must contain at least one digit
    • The password must contain both uppercase and lowercase letters
  6. Click OK.

To add a user or user group:

  1. In the Interface section, in the Password protection block, click the Add button.

    The Add permissions for a user or a group window opens.

  2. Click the Select user link to open the window for selecting a user or group of users of the operating system.
  3. In the object name input field, specify the name of the user or user group (such as Administrator).
  4. Click OK.
  5. In the Add permissions for a user or a group window, in the Permissions block, select the check boxes next to the actions that you want to allow for this specific user or user group.

To edit permissions for a user or user group:

In the Interface section, in the Password protection block, select the user or user group in the list and click the Edit button.

A forgotten password cannot be recovered. If you have forgotten your password, contact Technical Support to recover access to Kaspersky Small Office Security settings.

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