BigFix Retrieved Properties List

The American University in Cairo (AUC) respects your privacy, and BigFix does not collect any direct personal identifiers (email, calendar events, contacts, personal files) from your laptop or desktop computer.

Find below a full list of data collected by BigFix:

Property	Information Retrieved
BIOS	The vendor, version and/or date of your computer's BIOS
Computer Model	Your computer's model name as provided by the vendor; also indicates whether your computer is a "laptop," "workstation," or "server" (that is, running one of the servers editions of Windows).
CPU	The type (vendor/model) and speed of your computer's central processor
Free Space on System Drive	The size of and amount of free space available on your computer's boot volume (typically drive C)
Free and Total Space of Drives	The size of and amount of free space available on all of your computer's fixed physical and logical drives
RAM	The amount of RAM (random access memory) installed in your computer
Serial Number	Your computer's serial number as provided by the vendor
USB Mass Storage Device	Make, Model, Serial Number of externally connected USB Mass Storage Devices

Property	Information Retrieved
Blank Password Check	Checks for blank passwords for all local user accounts on your computer. Only the account names without associated passwords are retrieved; any of these accounts that are disabled or have administrator rights are labeled as such
Boot Time of OS	The date and time at which your computer was last started
LM Compatibility Level	The level of security required for authentication between your computer and a remote computer
OS	The version of the operating system installed on your computer
OS and Service Pack	The version of Windows installed on your computer, including its Service Pack level
OS Language	The localized version of Windows installed on your computer
Registered Owner	The name entered as "Owner" when your computer was first set up
User Name	The currently logged-on user's Windows account name
Windows Automatic Update	Indicates whether the Windows Automatic Update service is running on your computer, in what mode it is running, and if running on a schedule, the day and time at which the service checks for updates

Property	Information Retrieved
Active Directory Path	Your computer's location (if any) in a Windows Active Directory domain
Computer Description	The value entered in your computer's "Computer Description" field
Computer Name	Your computer's "computer" (or "NetBIOS") name as it appears in the System Properties control panel (Windows) or System Preferences Sharing preference pane (Mac)
DNS Name	Your computer's local computer name or registered host name followed by its current IP (Internet) domain as assigned by your internet service provider
Domain/Workgroup	The Windows NT domain or workgroup to which your PC belongs (if any)
IP Addresses	Your computer's current IP (Internet) addresses as assigned by your internet service provider
MAC Addresses	The hardware addresses of your computer's network interface cards

Property	Information Retrieved
BES Client Version	The version number of the BigFix client installed on your computer
BES Console Version	The version number of the BigFix console (if any) installed on your computer
BES Relay Version	The version number of the BigFix relay service (if any) installed on your computer
BigFix Relay Selection Method	Indicates the selection method ("automatic" or "manual") your BigFix client will use in order to locate BigFix relays
BigFix Relay Service Installed	Indicates whether your computer has been configured by an administrator to function as a BigFix relay. This would never be done without your knowledge
Client Administrators	The list of BigFix administrators who can manage your computer
Client Settings	The list of all BigFix client settings on your computer
Distance to BES Relay	The distance in terms of "network hops" (that is, the number of routers traversed) between your computer and the BigFix relay that it is currently using
Last Report Time	The time at which the BigFix client on your computer last communicated with the BigFix server
Locked	Indicates whether your computer has been "locked," so that the BigFix server cannot take any actions on it
Lock Expiration	The time (if any) at which the "locked" status of your computer will expire
Relay	The DNS name of the BigFix relay your client is currently using
Subscription Time	The time and date when the BigFix client on your computer first communicated with the BigFix server
SU Group	The AUC BigFix management group to which your computer is assigned. This property, along with "SU Subgroup," determines who will have management rights for your computer
SU Subgroup	The AUC BigFix management subgroup to which your computer is assigned. This property, along with "Group," determines who will have management rights for your computer