Key Management - Asus A55BM-PLUS User Manual

Secure Boot Mode [Standard]
This item appears only when you set the OS Type to [Windows UEFI]. Configuration option:
[Standard] [Custom]
The following item appears when OS Type is set to [Windows UEFI mode].

Key Management

This item appears only when you set Secure Boot Mode to [Custom]. It allows you to manage
the Secure Boot keys.
Clear Secure Boot keys
This item appears only when you load the default Secure Boot keys. This item allows
you to clear all default Secure Boot keys.
Save Secure Boot keys
This item appears only when you load the default Secure Boot keys. This item allows
you to save all default Secure Boot keys.
PK Management
The Platform Key (PK) locks and secures the firmware from any non-permissible
changes. The system verifies the PK before your system enters the OS.
Delete PK
Allows you to delete the PK from your system. Once the PK is deleted, all the
system's Secure Boot keys will not be active. Configuration options: [Yes] [No]
Load PK from File
Allows you to load the downloaded PK from a USB storage device.
The PK file must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time-based authenticated
variable.
KEK Management
The KEK (Key-exchange Key or Key Enrollment Key) manages the Signature database
(db) and Revoked Signature database (dbx).
Key-exchange Key (KEK) refers to Microsoft
Delete the KEK
Allows you to delete the KEK from your system. Configuration options: [Yes] [No]
Load KEK from File
Allows you to load the downloaded KEK from a USB storage device.
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Secure Boot Key-Enrollment Key (KEK).
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Chapter 2: BIOS information