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System Security Settings details, Table 4. TPM 1.2 security information

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System Security Settings details About this task The System Security Settings screen details are explained as follows: Option Description CPU AES-NI Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and decryption by using the Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set (AES-NI). This option is set to Enabled by default. System Password Sets the system password. This option is set to Enabled by default and is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the system. Setup Password Sets the setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the system. Password Status Locks the system password. This option is set to Unlocked by default. TPM Information NOTE: The TPM menu is available only when the TPM module is installed. Enables you to control the reporting mode of the TPM. The TPM Security option is set to Off by default. You can only modify the TPM Status, and TPM Activation, and the Intel TXT fields if the TPM Status field is set to either On with Pre-boot Measurements or On without Pre-boot Measurements. When TPM 1.2 is installed, the TPM Security option is set to Off, On with Pre-boot Measurements, or On without Pre-boot Measurements. Table 4. TPM 1.2 security information TPM information Description TPM Information Changes the operational state of the TPM. This option is set to No Change by default. TPM Firmware Indicates the firmware version of the TPM. TPM Status Specifies the TPM status. TPM Command Controls the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). When set to None, no command is sent to the TPM. When set to Activate, the TPM is enabled and activated. When set to Deactivate, the TPM is disabled and deactivated. When set to Clear, all the contents of the TPM are cleared. This option is set to None by default. When TPM 2.0 is installed, the TPM Security option is set to On or Off. This option is set to Off by default. Table 5. TPM 2.0 security information TPM information Description TPM Information Changes the operational state of the TPM. This option is set to No Change by default. TPM Firmware Indicates the firmware version of the TPM. TPM Hierarcy Enable, disable, or clear the storage and endorsement hierarchies. When set to Enabled, the storage and endorsement hierarchies can be used. When set to Disabled, the storage and endorsement hierarchies cannot be used. When set to Clear, the storage and endorsement hierarchies are cleared of any values, and then reset to Enabled. Intel(R) TXT Enables or disables the Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) option. To enable the Intel TXT option, virtualization technology and TPM Security must be enabled with Pre-boot measurements. This option is set to Off by default. Pre-operating system management applications 35

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System Security Settings details
About this task
The
System Security Settings
screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
CPU AES-NI
Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and decryption by using the Advanced
Encryption Standard Instruction Set (AES-NI). This option is set to
Enabled
by default.
System
Password
Sets the system password. This option is set to
Enabled
by default and is read-only if the password
jumper is not installed in the system.
Setup Password
Sets the setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the system.
Password Status
Locks the system password. This option is set to
Unlocked
by default.
TPM Information
NOTE:
The TPM menu is available only when the TPM module is installed.
Enables you to control the reporting mode of the TPM. The
TPM Security
option is set to
Off
by
default. You can only modify the TPM Status, and TPM Activation, and the Intel TXT fields if the
TPM
Status
field is set to either
On with Pre-boot Measurements
or
On without Pre-boot
Measurements
.
When TPM 1.2 is installed, the
TPM Security
option is set to
Off
,
On with Pre-boot Measurements
,
or
On without Pre-boot Measurements
.
Table 4. TPM 1.2 security information
TPM information
Description
TPM Information
Changes the operational state of the TPM. This option is set to
No Change
by
default.
TPM Firmware
Indicates the firmware version of the TPM.
TPM Status
Specifies the TPM status.
TPM Command
Controls the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). When set to
None
, no command
is sent to the TPM. When set to
Activate
, the TPM is enabled and activated.
When set to
Deactivate
, the TPM is disabled and deactivated. When set to
Clear
, all the contents of the TPM are cleared. This option is set to
None
by
default.
When TPM 2.0 is installed, the
TPM Security
option is set to
On
or
Off
. This option is set to
Off
by
default.
Table 5. TPM 2.0 security information
TPM information
Description
TPM Information
Changes the operational state of the TPM. This option is set to
No Change
by
default.
TPM Firmware
Indicates the firmware version of the TPM.
TPM Hierarcy
Enable, disable, or clear the storage and endorsement hierarchies. When set to
Enabled
, the storage and endorsement hierarchies can be used.
When set to
Disabled
, the storage and endorsement hierarchies cannot be
used.
When set to
Clear
, the storage and endorsement hierarchies are cleared of any
values, and then reset to
Enabled
.
Intel(R) TXT
Enables or disables the Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) option. To enable the
Intel TXT
option,
virtualization technology and TPM Security must be enabled with Pre-boot measurements. This option is
set to
Off
by default.
Pre-operating system management applications
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