Legacy/Enhanced Security Comparison - GE PACSystems RX7i Reference Manual

Chapter 4. CPU Operation

4.9.4 Legacy/Enhanced Security Comparison

Feature
Level 2, 3 and 4 protection
Maximum password length
Clearing passwords
Passwords ≤7 characters,
set with either mode
Passwords >7 characters,
set with Enhanced Security
mode
Maximum OEM key length
OEM keys ≤7 characters, set
with Enhanced Security
OEM keys >7 characters, set
with Enhanced Security
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Legacy (less secure)
Levels 2, 3 and 4 must be set or modified
simultaneously. (If you only want to
change one, you must enter all three.)
7 characters
Passwords can be cleared back to initial
blank password values.
Password verification and password
changes allowed.
Password verification and password
changes not allowed.
7 characters.
Can change OEM Protection Lock state
Cannot change the OEM key.
Cannot change OEM Protection Lock
state or the OEM key.
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Enhanced (more secure)
Passwords can be set individually or
in a group. When
passwords, the old password for that
level is required in order to change it.
31 characters
Once a password is set, the Enhanced
Security mode in PME will not allow it
to be cleared back to a blank
password. To revert to a blank
password, the CPU memory must be
cleared and power cycled.
Password verification and password
changes allowed.
Password verification and password
changes allowed.
31 characters.
Can change OEM Protection Lock
state and the OEM key.
Can change OEM Protection Lock
state and the OEM key.
changing
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