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System Security, On with Pre-boot Measurements

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System Security To view the System Security screen, power on the system, press F2, and click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > System Security. Table 19. System Security details 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 Indicates the type of Trusted Platform Module, if present. Table 20. TPM 1.2 security information Option Description TPM Information 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, and TPM Activation 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. TPM Information TPM Firmware TPM Status TPM Command 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 21. TPM 2.0 security information Option Description TPM Information 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, and TPM Activation if the TPM Status field is set to either On with Pre-boot Measurements or On without Pre-boot Measurements. When TPM 2.0 is installed, the TPM Security option is set to On or Off. This option is set to Off by default. TPM Information TPM Firmware TPM Hierarcy Changes the operational state of the TPM. This option is set to No Change by default. Indicates the firmware version of the TPM. Enables, disables, or clears the storage and endorsement hierarchies. When set to Enabled, the storage and endorsement hierarchies can be used. 18 Pre-operating system management applications

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System Security
To view the
System Security
screen, power on the system, press F2, and click
System Setup Main Menu
>
System BIOS
>
System Security
.
Table 19. System Security details
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
Indicates the type of Trusted Platform Module, if present.
Table 20. TPM 1.2 security information
Option
Description
TPM Information
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, and TPM Activation 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
.
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 21. TPM 2.0 security information
Option
Description
TPM Information
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, and TPM Activation if the
TPM Status
field is set to
either
On with Pre-boot Measurements
or
On without Pre-boot Measurements
.
When TPM 2.0 is installed, the
TPM Security
option is set to
On
or
Off
. This option is set to
Off
by
default.
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
Enables, disables, or clears the storage and endorsement hierarchies. When set to
Enabled
, the storage
and endorsement hierarchies can be used.
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