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Starting Soft-PK
Installing and Working with Soft-PK 4-3
Starting Soft-PK Soft-PK starts automatically each time the computer on which it
resides is started. It runs transparently at all times behind all other
software applications including the Windows login. The Soft-PK icon
in the taskbar changes color and image to indicate the status of system
communications.
Figure 4-1. Soft-PK icon
in the Windows taskbar
Determining Soft-PK status from icon variations
The following table summarizes all icon variations and their meaning.
Table 4-2. Soft-PK taskbar icons
In summary, green means the computer is transmitting securely; red
means it is transmitting unsecure communications. Both
red and green
means that the computer is transmitting both secure and unsecure
data simultaneously, on different channels.
Icon Description
Grey — Indicates Windows did not start the Soft-PK service
properly.
Red — Indicates Soft-PK is installed correctly; no connection is
established.
Red box — Indicates a non-secure connection established;
transmitting non-secure communications.
Yellow key — Indicates at least one secure connection
established; no transmission.
Yellow key/green box — Indicates at least one secure
connection established; transmitting secure communications
only.
Yellow key/red box — Indicates at least one secure connection
established; transmitting non-secure communications only.
Yellow key/red and green box — Indicates at least one secure
connection established; transmitting secure and non-secure
communications.
Soft-PK icon in taskbar