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Security
Table 21. Security
Option
Strong Password
Password Configuration
Password Bypass
Password Change
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
TPM 2.0 Security
Computrace
Chassis Intrusion
Description
This option lets you enable or disable strong passwords for the system. The option is disabled by
default.
Allows you to control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for a 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 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.
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.
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TPM On (default)
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Clear
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PPI Bypass for Enable Commands
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PPI Bypass for Disable Commands
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PPI Bypass for Clear Commands
•
Attestation Enable (default)
•
Key Storage Enable (default)
•
SHA-256 (default)
Choose any one option:
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Disabled
•
Enabled (default)
This field lets you Activate or Disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Computrace Service
from Absolute Software. Enables or disables the optional Computrace service designed for asset
management.
•
Deactivate (default)
•
Disable
•
Activate
This field controls the chassis intrusion feature.
Choose any one of the option:
•
Disabled (default)
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