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Table 31. System setup options-Security menu (continued) Security When set to Disabled, the Legacy Manageability Interface is disabled. BIOS configuration reads and writes are blocked. SMM Security Mitigation Enables or disables additional UEFI SMM Security Mitigation protections. This option uses the Windows SMM Security Mitigations Table (WSMT) to confirm to the operating system that security best practices have been implemented by the UEFI firmware. By default, the SMM Security Mitigation option is enabled. For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the SMM Security Mitigation option enabled unless you have a specific application which is not compatible. NOTE: This feature may cause compatibility issues or loss of functionality with some legacy tools and applications. Data Wipe on Next Boot Start Data Wipe Absolute Data Wipe is a secure wipe operation that deletes information from a storage device. CAUTION: The secure Data Wipe operation deletes information in a way that it cannot be reconstructed. Commands such as delete and format in the operating system may remove files from showing up in the file system. However, they can be reconstructed through forensic means as they are still represented on the physical media. Data Wipe prevents this reconstruction and is not recoverable. When enabled, the data wipe option will prompt to wipe any storage devices that are connected to the computer on the next boot. By default, the Start Data Wipe option is disabled. Absolute Software provides various cyber security solutions, some requiring software preloaded on Dell computers and integrated into the BIOS. To use these features, you must enable the Absolute BIOS setting and contact Absolute for configuration and activation. By default, the Absolute option is enabled. For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Absolute option enabled. NOTE: When the Absolute features are activated, the Absolute integration cannot be disabled from the BIOS setup screen. UEFI Boot Path Security UEFI Boot Path Security Firmware Device Tamper Detection Enables or disables the computer to prompt the user to enter the Administrator password (if set) when booting to a UEFI boot path device from the F12 boot menu. By default, the Always Except Internal HDD option is enabled. Allows you to control the firmware device tamper detection feature. This feature notifies the user when the firmware device is tampered. When enabled, a screen warning messages are displayed on the computer and a tamper detection event is logged in the BIOS Events log. The computer fails to reboot until the event is cleared. By default, the Firmware Device Tamper Detection option is enabled. For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Firmware Device Tamper Detection option enabled. BIOS Setup 87

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Table 31. System setup options—Security menu (continued)
Security
When set to
Disabled
, the Legacy Manageability Interface is disabled. BIOS
configuration reads and writes are blocked.
SMM Security Mitigation
Enables or disables additional UEFI SMM Security Mitigation protections. This
option uses the Windows SMM Security Mitigations Table (WSMT) to confirm
to the operating system that security best practices have been implemented
by the UEFI firmware.
By default, the
SMM Security Mitigation
option is enabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the
SMM
Security Mitigation
option enabled unless you have a specific application
which is not compatible.
NOTE:
This feature may cause compatibility issues or loss of functionality
with some legacy tools and applications.
Data Wipe on Next Boot
Start Data Wipe
Data Wipe is a secure wipe operation that deletes information from a storage
device.
CAUTION:
The secure Data Wipe operation deletes information in a
way that it cannot be reconstructed.
Commands such as delete and format in the operating system may remove
files from showing up in the file system. However, they can be reconstructed
through forensic means as they are still represented on the physical media.
Data Wipe prevents this reconstruction and is not recoverable.
When enabled, the data wipe option will prompt to wipe any storage devices
that are connected to the computer on the next boot.
By default, the
Start Data Wipe
option is disabled.
Absolute
Absolute Software provides various cyber security solutions, some requiring
software preloaded on Dell computers and integrated into the BIOS. To
use these features, you must enable the Absolute BIOS setting and contact
Absolute for configuration and activation.
By default, the
Absolute
option is enabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the
Absolute
option enabled.
NOTE:
When the Absolute features are activated, the Absolute integration
cannot be disabled from the BIOS setup screen.
UEFI Boot Path Security
UEFI Boot Path Security
Enables or disables the computer to prompt the user to enter the
Administrator password (if set) when booting to a UEFI boot path device from
the F12 boot menu.
By default, the
Always Except Internal HDD
option is enabled.
Firmware Device Tamper Detection
Allows you to control the firmware device tamper detection feature. This
feature notifies the user when the firmware device is tampered. When enabled,
a screen warning messages are displayed on the computer and a tamper
detection event is logged in the BIOS Events log. The computer fails to reboot
until the event is cleared.
By default, the
Firmware Device Tamper Detection
option is enabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the
Firmware
Device Tamper Detection
option enabled.
BIOS Setup
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