Passwords are a pain. We’re forced to use passwords to access our online personal accounts (banks, credit cards, email, etc.) and work-related applications (VPN, CRM, etc.). We even have passwords for logging into Windows® and allowing tasks prompted by Vista’s™ User Account Control (UAC). Requirements based on password length and use of capitalization, numbers and symbols result in countless different passwords that are hard to manage. How often do you rely on the “Forget password?” link to have your password emailed to you?

Access at your fingertips. Accessing your personal accounts is now as simple as swiping your finger. Now that you don’t have to remember or enter passwords, you can create “strong” passwords (long and complex) that are replayed when you swipe your finger, making your personal accounts more secure.

Passwords are vulnerable. In order to cope with countless different passwords, we often write them down on sticky notes or in a spreadsheet. Doing so exposes your personal accounts to someone who walks by your computer, who steals your PC, or who mines for such data online. Using a common password offers thieves a one-stop-shop for the keys to your accounts, while using simple or obvious passwords such as your pet’s name are susceptible to remote hacking.

Nervous about using fingerprints? Relax. Your fingerprint image is not stored, only a handful of unique features called a “template” which are extracted from your fingerprint and cannot be used to reconstruct an image. Also, concerns related to fingerprints are exaggerated - we leave our fingerprints on objects everyday such as cell phones, drinking glasses, doorknobs, etc. The point is: a simple fingerprint image cannot be used to “spoof” or be “inserted” into a UPEK fingerprint reader.

INSTALLATION ON YOUR MAC

Installation is quick and easy.

To install:
Double click the ProtectorSuiteforMac.dmg file. Within the Protector Suite for Mac Installation screen double click the ProtectorSuite.pkg file.

Follow the instructions in the software installation dialog boxes.

After installation is complete follow the prompt to restart your Mac and then log back into your Mac with your username and password.

Plug the Eikon Digital Privacy Manager
into a USB port on your Mac.

ENROLLMENT

Enrollment is required in order to use your Eikon Digital Privacy Manager. A good enrollment ensures a consistent high quality user experience.

To enroll:
After installation, follow the instructions
on the Protector Suite for Mac welcome
and enrollment screens.

Note: If the Protector Suite for Mac welcome screen does
not automatically appear, start Protector Suite manually
from your Applications directory.

Global setting (Administrators only):
The upper settings in the dialog box control whether standard Mac user
accounts can enroll, modify and remove enrollments. The lower settings in the
dialog box specify what type(s) of authentication will be required for login and
authentication.

My settings:
If you would like Protector Suite for Mac to automatically unlock your Keychains during login, select the keychains that you would like unlocked at login and enter your keychain passwords. Note: If you are not familiar with MacOS Keychain, see the Keychain section for more information.

LOGIN SECURITY

The Eikon Digital Privacy Manager and Protector Suite for Mac enable secure access to your Mac by letting you swipe your finger instead of typing a password.

To log on to your Mac with your finger:
Log off of your Mac as you normally do. At the Mac login window, swipe your enrolled finger to log in.

To return your Mac from screen saver or from sleep mode:
At the Authentication window, swipe your enrolled finger to log in.

Note: Verify that Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver is selected within the System Preferences > Security dialog.

To access secure preferences on your Mac:
Click the lock icon and swipe your enrolled finger to access your secure preferences.

UNLOCK KEYCHAIN

Automatically unlock your keychains when logging in with the Eikon Digital Privacy Manager and Protector Suite for Mac.

About Keychain
Mac keychains can be used to manage your passwords, cryptographic keys, certificates and other sensitive information so that you do not have to remember them. With the Eikon Digital Privacy Manager and Protector Suite for Mac, you can unlock your keychains during login with a single swipe of your finger.

To unlock your keychains during login:
Select Change my settings within Protector Suite for Mac. Select the keychains that you would like unlocked at login and enter your keychain passwords.

FAST USER SWITCHING

The Eikon Digital Privacy Manager and Protector Suite
for Mac makes fast user switching more convenient and secure.

Enroll each user:
For each user account on your Mac, log in and enroll each user within Protector Suite for Mac. See the Enroll section for more information.

Note: Additional users can also be enrolled when logged in as an Administrator by selecting Manage other users within Protector Suite for Mac.

Enable fast user switching:
Open System Preferences and click Accounts. Click the lock icon and swipe your enrolled finger in the Authentication window. Click Login Options and select Enable fast user switching.

Using fast user switching:
Click the name in the upper right corner of the menu bar to select another user to switch to. That person can now swipe their finger to log in.