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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 Enables you to set 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 Enables you to set the system setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the system. Password Status Enables you to lock the system password. This option is set to Unlocked by default. TPM Security 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 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. Table 40. TPM 1.2 security information Option TPM Information TPM Firmware TPM Status TPM Command Description Changes the operational state of the TPM. This option is set to No Change by default. Indicates the firmware version of the TPM. Specifies the TPM status. 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. Table 41. TPM 2.0 security information Option TPM Information TPM Firmware TPM Hierarcy Description Changes the operational state of the TPM. This option is set to No Change by default. Indicates the firmware version of the TPM. 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. TPM Information TPM Status TPM Command Enables you to change the operational state of the TPM. This option is set to No Change by default. Specifies the TPM status. 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. CAUTION: Clearing the TPM results in the loss of all keys in the TPM. The loss of TPM keys may affect booting to the operating system. This field is read-only when TPM Security is set to Off. The action requires an additional reboot before it can take effect. Pre-operating system management applications 49

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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
Enables you to set 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
Enables you to set the system setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in
the system.
Password Status
Enables you to lock the system password. This option is set to
Unlocked
by default.
TPM Security
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 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
.
Table 40. TPM 1.2 security information
Option
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.
Table 41. TPM 2.0 security information
Option
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
.
TPM Information
Enables you to change the operational state of the TPM. This option is set to
No Change
by default.
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.
CAUTION:
Clearing the TPM results in the loss of all keys in the TPM. The loss of TPM keys may
affect booting to the operating system.
This field is read-only when
TPM Security
is set to
Off
. The action requires an additional reboot before it can
take effect.
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