Password protection

The implementation of password protection functionality has changed in Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.1.0 and later versions. In Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.1.0, you can restrict access to the application for individual users and you are not required to use one account. When upgrading from previous versions of the application, Kaspersky Endpoint Security preserves the previously set password. When you modify the password protection settings for the first time, use the user name KLAdmin and your previously set password.

Multiple users with different levels of computer literacy can share a computer. If users have unrestricted access to Kaspersky Endpoint Security and its settings, the overall level of computer protection may be reduced. Password protection lets you restrict users' access to Kaspersky Endpoint Security according to the permissions granted to them (for example, permission to exit the application).

If the user that started the Windows session (session user) has the permission to perform the action, Kaspersky Endpoint Security does not request the user name and password or a temporary password. The user receives access to Kaspersky Endpoint Security in accordance with the granted permissions.

If a session user does not have the permission to perform an action, the user can obtain access to the application in the following ways:

When a user attempts to perform a password-protected action, Kaspersky Endpoint Security prompts the user for the user name and password or temporary password (see the figure below).

KES11_Pass_Protect_Notification

Kaspersky Endpoint Security access password prompt

User name and password

To access Kaspersky Endpoint Security, you must enter your domain account credentials. Password protection supports the following accounts:

Temporary password

A temporary password can be used to grant temporary access to Kaspersky Endpoint Security for an individual computer outside of the corporate network. The Administrator generates a temporary password for an individual computer in the computer properties in Kaspersky Security Center. The Administrator selects the actions that will be protected with the temporary password, and specifies the temporary password's validity period.

Password protection operating algorithm

Kaspersky Endpoint Security decides whether to allow or block a password-protected action based on the following algorithm (see the figure below).

KES11_Pass_Protect_Algorithm

Password protection operating algorithm

In this section:

Enabling Password protection

Granting permissions to individual users or groups

Using a temporary password to grant permissions

Special aspects of Password protection permissions

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