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  • 1.  Change password for "protect" service account

    Posted Dec 05, 2015 01:00 PM

    Is it possible to change the password for the "protect" service account? This is the local windows account created when installing the enforce software on windows.



  • 2.  RE: Change password for "protect" service account
    Best Answer

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Dec 05, 2015 05:43 PM

    The local protect and protect_update accounts can have the password changed through services manangement on Windows. As long as you update the service credentials everything will run as expected. The DLP software itself does not know the password and does not care what the password is. What I typically do is open notepad nad type in random giberish and put it in as the password.