Associate Your Fingerprints With Passwords (For Selected Models); Fido (Fast Identity Online) Authentication; Register Fido2 Usb Device In Thinkshield Passwordless Power-On Device Manager - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 User Manual

If you forget your NVMe password (Single password) or both user and admin NVMe passwords (Dual
password), Lenovo cannot reset your passwords or recover data from the storage drive. You can contact a
Lenovo authorized service provider to have the storage drive replaced. A fee will be charged for parts and
service. If the storage drive is a CRU (Customer Replaceable Unit), you can also contact Lenovo to purchase
a new storage drive to replace the old one by yourself. To check whether the storage drive is a CRU and the
relevant replacement procedure, see "CRU list" on page 57.
What to do if you forget your supervisor password
Follow the instructions to remove the supervisor password if you forget your supervisor password.
There is no service procedure to remove the password. You can contact a Lenovo-authorized service
provider to have the system board replaced. A fee will be charged for parts and service.

Associate your fingerprints with passwords (for selected models)

You can associate the fingerprints with passwords to get quick access to the computer and the data on the
storage drive without entering the power-on password or NVMe password.
Do the following to associate your fingerprints with the power-on password and NVMe password:
Step 1. Turn off and then turn on the computer.
Step 2. When prompted, scan your finger on the fingerprint reader.
Step 3. Enter your power-on password, NVMe password, or both as required. The association is
established.
When you start the computer again, you can use your fingerprints to log in to the computer without entering
your Windows password, power-on password, or NVMe password. To change settings, press F1 to enter the
UEFI BIOS menu, and then select Security ➙ Fingerprint.
Attention: If you always use your fingerprint to log in to the computer, you might forget your passwords.
Write down your passwords, and keep them in a safe place.

FIDO (Fast Identity Online) authentication

Your computer supports FIDO (Fast Identity Online) authentication feature. This feature works as an
alternative to password-based authentication to achieve passwordless authentication.
This feature only works when a power-on password is set in UEFI BIOS and the FIDO2 USB device is
registered in ThinkShield™ Passwordless Power-On Device Manager. With this feature, you can input the
power-on password or use the registered FIDO2 USB device to power on your computer.
Register FIDO2 USB device in ThinkShield Passwordless Power-On
Device Manager
Follow the instructions to register FIDO2 USB device in ThinkShield Passwordless Power-On Device
Manager.
Step 1. Turn on the computer.
Step 2. Press F12 during the power-on process.
Step 3. If you set a power-on password, you are prompted to enter the correct password.
Select App Menu ➙ ThinkShield Passwordless Power-On Device Manager and press Enter
Step 4.
Step 5. Insert the FIDO2 USB device to register the device by following steps:
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