HP Client Automation offers a security and compliance management solution that enables you to detect security vulnerabilities and configuration policy compliance issues on managed client devices in your enterprise. This solution enables you to quickly assess the severity and scope of the related risk. You can then take steps to remediate problems identified.
HPCA is integrated with the HP Live Network, a subscription service that tracks, triages, and analyzes the latest security vulnerability and regulatory compliance information available. See the figure Security and Compliance Management in HPCA.
You can use the HPCA Console to configure HPCA to automatically download new security and compliance content from the HP Live Network on a periodic basis, rather than depending on a manual process. This content includes the following:
The HP Live Network content is then pushed to the Configuration Server Database (CSDB) as deployable services, and managed client devices can be subsequently scanned for security and compliance issues according to the schedule and policy that you specify. This content is also pushed to the Reporting database.
The HPCA Console provides dashboards that show the security and compliance status of your enterprise at a glance. It also provides a Patch Management Dashboard to help you quickly assess patch policy compliance across the enterprise. For more information, see Using the Dashboards.
Security and compliance scanning is supported for managed client devices with the following operating systems:
Scan Type | Supported Operating Systems |
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Vulnerability | Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 |
Compliance | Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 |
Security Tools |
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, and Windows 2008 R2 |