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Secure Boot

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2.7.9 Secure Boot Allows you to configure the Windows® Secure Boot settings and manage its keys to protect the system from unauthorized access and malwares during POST. OS Type [Other OS] Allows you to select your installed operating system. [Windows UEFI mode] Executes the Microsoft® Secure Boot check. Only select this option when booting on Windows® UEFI mode or other Microsoft® Secure Boot compliant OS. [Other OS] Get the optimized function when booting on Windows® non-UEFI mode, Windows® Vista/XP, or other Microsoft® Secure Boot non-compliant OS. Only on Windows® UEFI mode that Microsoft® Secure Boot can function properly. The following item appears when OS Type is set to [Windows UEFI mode]. Key Management This item appears only when you set Secure Boot Mode to [Custom]. It allows you to manage the Secure Boot keys. Manage the Secure Boot Keys (PK, KEK, db, dbx) Install Default Secure Boot keys Allows you to immediately load the default Security Boot keys, Platform key (PK), Keyexchange Key (KEK), Signature database (db), and Revoked Signatures (dbx). The Platform Key (PK) state will change from Unloaded mode to Loaded mode. The settings are applied after reboot or at the next reboot. Key-exchange Key (KEK) refers to Microsoft® Secure Boot Key database (KEK). Clear Secure Boot keys This item appears only when you load the default Secure Boot keys. This item allows you to clear all default Secure Boot keys. 2-30 Chapter 2: Getting started

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Chapter 2: Getting started
2.7.9
Secure Boot
Allows you to configure the Windows
®
Secure Boot settings and manage its keys to protect
the system from unauthorized access and malwares during POST.
OS Type [Other OS]
Allows you to select your installed operating system.
[Windows UEFI mode]
Executes the Microsoft
®
Secure Boot check. Only
select this option when booting on Windows
®
UEFI
mode or other Microsoft
®
Secure Boot compliant OS.
[Other OS]
Get the optimized function when booting on
Windows
®
non-UEFI mode, Windows
®
Vista/XP,
or other Microsoft
®
Secure Boot non-compliant
OS. Only on Windows
®
UEFI mode that Microsoft
®
Secure Boot can function properly.
The following item appears when
OS Type
is set to [
Windows UEFI mode
].
Key Management
This item appears only when you set Secure Boot Mode to [Custom]. It allows you to manage
the Secure Boot keys.
Manage the Secure Boot Keys (PK, KEK, db, dbx)
Install Default Secure Boot keys
Allows you to immediately load the default Security Boot keys, Platform key (PK), Key-
exchange Key (KEK), Signature database (db), and Revoked Signatures (dbx). The
Platform Key (PK) state will change from Unloaded mode to Loaded mode. The settings are
applied after reboot or at the next reboot.
Key-exchange Key (KEK) refers to Microsoft
®
Secure Boot Key database (KEK).
Clear Secure Boot keys
This item appears only when you load the default Secure Boot keys. This item allows you to
clear all default Secure Boot keys.