Dell OptiPlex 7440 Owner's Manual page 42

Option
Strong Password
Password Configuration
Password Bypass
Password Change
TPM 1.2, 2.0 Security
Computrace (R)
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Description
• Confirm the new password
This field enforces strong passwords.
Enable strong password - This option is disabled by default.
This field controls the minimum and maximum number of characters
allowed for the admin and system passwords.
The minimum number of characters are 4 and maximum number of
characters are 32 for both admin and system passwords.
• Admin Password Min
• Admin Password Max
• System Password Min
• System Password Max
Allows you to bypass the System Password and the internal HDD password
prompts during a system restart.
• Disabled - Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password
when they are set. This option is enabled by default.
• Reboot Bypass - Bypass the password prompts on restarts (warm
boots).
NOTE: The system will always prompt for the system and internal
HDD passwords when powered on from the off state (a cold boot).
Also, the system will always prompt for passwords on any module bay
HDDs that may be present.
Allows you to determine whether changes to the system and hard disk
passwords are permitted when an administrator password is set.
• Allow Non-Admin Password Changes - This option is enabled by
default.
This option lets you control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in
the system is enabled and visible to the operating system.
TPM Security - This option is enabled by default.
If you enable TPM Security , following options will be displayed.
• Clear
• PPI Bypass for Enable Commands
• PPI Bypass for Disable Commands
• Attestation Enable
• Key Storage Enable
• SHA - 256
NOTE: Activation, deactivation, and clear options are not affected if
you load the setup program's default values. Changes to this option
take effect immediately.
This field lets you activate or disable the BIOS module interface of the
optional Computrace Service from Absolute Software.
• Deactivate - This option is enabled by default.