Dell XPS 8960 Service Manual page 69

Table 6. System setup options—Security menu (continued)
Security
System Password Status
Service Tag
Admin Password
System Password
Password Change
Absolute
Absolute Status
Firmware TPM
PPI Bypass for Clear Command
UEFI Firmware Capsule Updates
Windows SMM Security Mitigations Table (WSMT)
Enable Pre-Boot DMA Protection
Enable OS Kernel DMA Support
Secure Boot
Secure Boot
Secure Boot Mode
Default: Not Set
Displays whether the system password is set.
Default: Not Set
Creates a system Service Tag that can be used by an IT
administrator to uniquely identify a particular system. Once
set in BIOS, the Service Tag cannot be changed.
Enables the user to set, change, or delete the admin
password.
Enables the user to set, change, or delete the system
password.
Allows you to enable or disable password change on the
computer.
Default: Permitted
Enable or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional
Absolute Persistence Module service from Absolute
Software.
Default: Enabled
Enables you to activate or deactivate the Absolute
Persistence Module service.
Default: Deactivate
Displays the firmware TPM state.
Default: Enabled
Enable or disable the TPM Physical Presence Interface
(PPI). When enabled, this setting will allow the OS to skip
BIOS PPI user prompts when issuing the Clear command.
Changes to this setting take effect immediately.
Default: Disabled
Enables or disables BIOS updates through UEFI capsule
update packages.
Default: Enabled
Enables or disables Windows SMM Security Mitigation
protections.
Default: Disabled
Enables or disables Pre-Boot DMA Protection.
Default: Enabled
Enables or disables OS Kernel DMA Support.
Default: Enabled
Enables secure boot using only validated boot software.
Default: Disabled
Modifies the behavior of Secure Boot to allow evaluation
or enforcement of UEFI driver signatures. Deployed Mode
should be selected for normal operation of Secure Boot.
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