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Viewing System Security
About this task
To view the System Security screen, perform the following steps:
Steps
1
Turn on, or restart your system.
2
Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE:
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
3
On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4
On the System BIOS screen, click System Security.
System Security Settings details
The System Security Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Table 27. System Security Settings
Option
Intel AES-NI
System Password
Setup Password
Password Status
TPM Security
TPM Information
TPM Status
TPM Command
Intel TXT
Description
Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and decryption by using the
Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set (AES-NI). This option is set to Enabled by
default.
Sets the system password. This option is set to Enabled by default and is read-only if the
password jumper is not installed in the system.
Sets the setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in
the system.
Locks the system password. This option is set to Unlocked by default.
NOTE:
The TPM menu is available only when the TPM module is installed.
Enables you to control the reporting mode of the TPM. The TPM Security option is set to
Off by default. You can only modify the TPM Status, TPM Activation, and the Intel TXT
fields if the TPM Status field is set to either On with Pre-boot Measurements or On
without Pre-boot Measurements.
Changes the operational state of the TPM. This option is set to No Change by default.
Specifies the TPM status.
Clears all the contents of the TPM. The TPM Clear option is set to No by default.
CAUTION:
Clearing the TPM results in the loss of all keys in the TPM. The loss
of TPM keys may affect booting to the operating system.
Enables or disables the Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) option. To enable the
Intel TXT option, virtualization technology and TPM Security must be enabled with Pre-
boot measurements. This option is set to Off by default.
Pre-operating system management applications
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