Enabling and disabling password protection

To enable or disable Password protection in the Administration Console:

1. Open Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
2. In the Managed devices folder of the console tree, open the folder with the name of the administration group to which the relevant protected virtual machines belong.
3. In the workspace, select the Policies tab.
4. Select a Light Agent for Windows policy in the list of policies and open the Properties: <Policy name> by double-clicking.
5. In the Light Agent for Windows policy properties window, select the Interface section in the list on the left.

   The local interface settings are displayed in the right part of the window.

6. To restrict access to the application using a password:
   1. In the Password protection section, select the Enable password protection check box and click the Settings button.

      The Password protection window opens.

   2. In the New user name field, type the name of the user on whose behalf the application will be accessed.
   3. In the New password field type a password for accessing the application.

      For security purposes, you are advised to set a password that is at least 8 characters long and use at least three of the four categories of characters: lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numerals, and special characters.

   4. Confirm the password in the Confirm password field.
   5. In the Password scope section, specify the application operations for which the virtual machine user must enter the password:
      • If you want to restrict access to all operations with the application, select the All operations (except danger notifications) option.
      • Select the Selected operations option if you want to specify the operations that require entry of the password. In the section below, select the check boxes next to the names of the relevant operations.
   6. In the Password protection window, click OK.
7. If you want to cancel password protection of the application, clear the Enable password protection check box.
8. Click the Apply button.

After password protection is enabled, the Password check window opens each time a virtual machine user performs a password-protected operation.

If you do not want the application to prompt you for the password each time you attempt to perform another password-protected operation during the current session, you can select the Save password for current session check box in the Password check window.

When the Save password for current session check box is cleared, the application prompts you for the password every time that you attempt a protected operation.

To enable or disable the Password protection in the local interface:

1. Open the application settings window.
2. In the left part of the window, in the Other settings section, select Interface.

   The local interface settings are displayed in the right part of the window.

3. If you want to use a password to restrict access to the application, complete step 6 of the previous instructions.

   If the Enable password protection check box is not available, this means that you cannot enable or disable password protection because the setting defined by the policy is applied to all protected virtual machines within the administration group.

4. To cancel the application access restriction using a password:
   1. Clear the Enable password protection check box.
   2. Click the Save button.

      The Password check window opens.

   3. Enter the user name in the User name field.
   4. In the Password field type a password for accessing the application.
   5. In the Password check window, click OK.
5. To save changes, click the Save button.