Initial Start and User Capturing
Initial Start and User Capturing
PBA has a “capture mode” called “user capturing”. This mode is activated when the PBA option Enable smart card user capturing (for smart cards) or Enable user ID/password capturing (for Windows credentials), is enabled either during installation or configured later via the Control Center.
When activated, PBA does not prompt for authentication during startup, but rather displays the following dialog:
After 10 seconds, the dialog will automatically boot to the Windows logon dialog. It is here that the “capture” takes place – when the user enters their password and clicks OK.
Once the user credentials are successfully captured, the computer boots into Windows. As from this point on, for every logon, the user must enter their credentials into the PBA as stated in section 1.3.
In certain installations, for example “Netinstall” installations, it is possible that user may be incorrectly captured. For details about how to blacklist users to prevent them from being captured or from being able to access Matrix42 Full Disk Encryption installation, refer to the Matrix42 FDE – Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.