Enforce password security  After Screen Pass is installed on a workstation, the user is prevented from turning off the password protection for the screen saver. In addition, the administrator has control over the screen saver timeout period by enforcing maximum and minimum timeouts and control over the screen saver grace period, the time after which the screen saver becomes active and before the workstation becomes locked. If the user is authenticated to the network, the user is prompted for their network password in order to unlock the workstation. (Uses network password even on Win 95/98/ME.)  If the user is not logged onto a network, the user is prompted for the local workstation password

Unlock workstations with 'true' administrator override. An administrator can enter his or her ID and password to unlock the workstation. Note that that with Screen Pass the workstation is simply unlocked; the existing logon session is not terminated. This differs from the standard functionality in the Windows NT/2000/XP operating system where the current user is logged off, unsaved application data is lost, and the administrator is logged onto a new session.

Logout idle workstations after administrator defined idle period has exceeded. Screen Pass can be configured to automatically logout if the screen saver is running and inactivity continues past a second administrator defined timeout. The automatic logout can also be configured to occur after an admin defined time of day. During automatic logout unsaved changes in open applications are discarded. On Windows NT/2000/XP workstations, the automatic logout action can be set to logout, restart, shutdown, or powerdown. On Windows 9x workstations, the only available automatic logout action is restart.

Limit screen saver selections that are available to the user. With Screen Pass the administrator can limit the screen saver selections available to the user. The allowable screen savers can be specified by filename (without the path) or by description (as it appears in the Display Properties dialog). The enumerated screen savers can serve as a list that is to be included (permitted) or excluded.

Record events to application event log or text file including locking, unlocking, login events, etc. With Screen Pass, Administrators can record the following workstation events. Logon Logoff Lock Unlock Failed unlock attempts Admin overrides Failed admin overrides Autologout The time/date, current user, workstation name, logon authority and other details are included in the event records which are written to the Application Event Log or to a comma delimited text file. The admin may specify the Application event log or a text file on the local or a remote computer. For Win 9x workstations, the logon and logoff events are not recorded and the events can be logged only to a text file.

Set a Bouncing Image Screen Saver that can be configured to display company logo or admin defined image. Although Screen Pass can be configured to work with any screen saver, it includes the Bouncing Image screen saver, which displays a bouncing image on the screen. By default the bouncing image is a combination lock. The user may select an alternative Image using the Screen Pass Bouncing Image dialog which is accessible from the Display Properties dialog. Supported formats are .BMP, .GIF, .JPG, .ICO, .EMF, and .WMF. The administrator can specify the default image and all allowed images. The allowed images are identified by filename (including the path) or by directory in which case all images in the directory are allowed.

Centrally control security options
Administrators can remotely manage all Screen Pass settings using the Screen Pass Administrator utility.

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