Security - Dell OptiPlex 3080 Micro Setup And Specifications

Security

Table 22. Security
Option
Admin Password
System Password
Internal HDD-0 Password
Password Configuration
Password Bypass
Password Change
UEFI Capsule Firmware
Updates
TPM 2.0 Security
Absolute
Chassis Intrusion
Admin Setup Lockout
Description
Allows you to set, change, and delete the admin password.
Allows you to set, change, and delete the system password.
Allows you to set, change, and delete the computer's internal hard drive password.
Allows you to control the minimum and maximum number of characters that are allowed for
an administrative password and the system password. The range of characters is between 4
and 32.
This option lets you bypass the System (Boot) Password and the internal hard drive
password prompts during a system restart.
● Disabled — Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password when they are set.
This option is disabled 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.
This option lets you 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 controls whether this system allows BIOS updates via UEFI capsule update
packages. This option is selected by default. Disabling this option will block BIOS updates
from services such as Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service
(LVFS).
Allows you to control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is visible to the operating
system.
● TPM On (default)
● Clear
● PPI Bypass for Enable Commands
● PPI Bypass for Disable Commands
● PPI Bypass for Clear Commands
● Attestation Enable (default)
● Key Storage Enable (default)
● SHA-256 (default)
Choose any one option:
● Disabled
● Enabled (default)
This field lets you Enable, Disable or permanently Disable the BIOS module interface of the
optional Absolute Persistence Module service from Absolute Software.
● Enabled - This option is selected by default.
● Disable
● Permanently Disabled
This field controls the chassis intrusion feature.
Choose any one of the options:
● Disabled (default)
● Enabled
● On-Silent
Allows you to prevent users from entering Setup when Admin password is set. This option is
not set by default.
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