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  • 1.  PGP Reset Passphrase from Management Console?

    Posted Oct 26, 2011 09:34 AM

    Is there anyway to reset a users passphrase from the management console in the event they don't know it? I know there is an option for it there to create a passphrase but whatever I put there never works for the account I do it for. 



  • 2.  RE: PGP Reset Passphrase from Management Console?

    Posted Oct 26, 2011 09:59 AM

    These Knowledge Base Articles may be helpful:

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH149900

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH149199



  • 3.  RE: PGP Reset Passphrase from Management Console?

    Posted Oct 26, 2011 10:10 AM

    The second article was helpful but requires you to use the WDRT. Isn't that token a one time thing for a PC?

     

    Also with the first article, it seems to only work for users who are external to teh domain but in my case all users are on my domain. 



  • 4.  RE: PGP Reset Passphrase from Management Console?

    Posted Oct 26, 2011 10:24 AM

    Yes the WDRT is a one time use.  However, when the user uses it to access the machine and sets a new passphrase, a new WDRT is created.



  • 5.  RE: PGP Reset Passphrase from Management Console?

    Posted Oct 26, 2011 10:36 AM

    Now what if its a user that knows their password, they can access the laptop without any problems, but forgot their passphrase and would like to reset it so that they know it for the future in case they need it. I know that in the PGP Desktop it gives you the option to Chage Passphrase.. but it prompts you for the previous passphrase before changing it. 

    My goal with this is to try and find the best way to encrypt a laptop before the user receives it so that they can just login, set up their password, passphrase, and security questions, and be on their way. But if I were to set all of these up ahead of time for the user, I want to know that they can change all 3 on their own to whatever they want them to be. 



  • 6.  RE: PGP Reset Passphrase from Management Console?

    Posted Oct 26, 2011 10:41 AM

    This is from the PGP Desktop User's Guide:

    If you Forgot Your Passphrase
    If you forgot your passphrase, and if your system is configured for it, you can bypass
    PGP BootGuard by answering three out of five security questions correctly. You create
    and answer the five security questions. This is similar to recovering your key if you lost
    the key or forgot the passphrase for the key.
    Note: If you are using PGP Desktop in a PGP Universal Server-managed
    environment, your PGP Universal Server administrator may have disabled the option
    for local self recovery. Your administrator may also have specified that local self
    recovery be configured during enrollment. In this case, you are prompted to enter
    the security questions as you set up PGP Desktop.
    To create your security questions
    1 Using PGP Desktop, encrypt your internal drive. You can use either a Passphrase
    user or a Windows SSO user.
    2 Right-click the user's name in PGP Desktop and select Add Security Questions.
    Note: You cannot create security questions for the WDE-Admin user or the ADK.
    3 Create and answer the five security questions. The user's name is displayed with
    LSR to the right (and a tool tip), to indicate that "local self recovery" has been
    configured for the user.
    To recover your passphrase at PGP BootGuard
    1 At the PGP BootGuard screen, use the arrow keys to select Forgot Passphrase and
    press Enter.



  • 7.  RE: PGP Reset Passphrase from Management Console?
    Best Answer

    Posted Oct 26, 2011 11:35 AM

    It doesn't sound as though there really is any recovery for it other than through the questions, assuming I'm understanding it correctly. 



  • 8.  RE: PGP Reset Passphrase from Management Console?

    Posted Oct 26, 2011 11:45 AM

    Your understanding appears correct.



  • 9.  RE: PGP Reset Passphrase from Management Console?

    Posted Oct 26, 2011 01:14 PM

    you might want to look at using SKM (server key mode) for these user then you wouldn't have to worry about users forgetting their PGP Key passphrase.

    It's a much simpler implementation and less confusing for the end user if they only need to remember one passphrase, also when a user has multiple machines it can be difficult to get their key password updated on all computers.

    I use GKM currently because there were limitations pre 3.0 universal server that didn't allow SKM keys to be used for PGP netshare. I have my users automatically create recovery questions for their keys.. it somewhat helps when someone forgets their passphrase.