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Security Table 27. Security Option Admin Password System Password Strong Password Password Configuration Password Bypass Password Change Description Allows you to set, change, and delete the admin password. Allows you to set, change, and delete the system password. This option lets you enable or disable strong passwords for the system. Allows you to control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for a administrative password and the system password. The range of characters is between 4 and 32. This option lets you bypass the System (Boot) Password and the internal HDD password prompts during a system restart. • Disabled - Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password when they are set. This option is enabled by default. • Reboot Bypass - Bypass the password prompts on Restarts (warm boots). NOTE: The system will always prompt for the system and internal HDD passwords when powered on from the off state (a cold boot). Also, the system will always prompt for passwords on any module bay HDDs that may be present. This option lets you determine whether changes to the System and Hard Disk passwords are permitted when an administrator password is set. Allow Non-Admin Password Changes - This option is enabled by default. Non-Admin Setup Changes UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates TPM 2.0 Security Determines whether changes to the setup option are permitted when an administrator password is set. This option controls whether this system allows BIOS updates via UEFI capsule update packages. This option is selected by default. Disabling this option will block BIOS updates from services such as Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) Allows you to control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is visible to the operating system. • TPM On (default) • Clear • PPI Bypass for Enable Commands • PPI Bypass for Disable Commands • PPI Bypass for Clear Commands • Attestation Enable (default) • Key Storage Enable (default) • SHA-256 (default) Choose any one option: • Disabled • Enabled (default) Computrace(R) This field lets you Activate or Disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Computrace Service from Absolute Software. Enables or disables the optional Computrace service designed for asset management. • Deactivate • Disable • Activate - This option is selected by default. System setup 25

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Security
Table 27. Security
Option
Description
Admin Password
Allows you to set, change, and delete the admin password.
System Password
Allows you to set, change, and delete the system password.
Strong Password
This option lets you enable or disable strong passwords for the system.
Password
Configuration
Allows you to control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for a administrative
password and the system password. The range of characters is between 4 and 32.
Password Bypass
This option lets you bypass the System (Boot) Password and the internal HDD password prompts
during a system restart.
•
Disabled — Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password when they are set. This
option is enabled by default.
•
Reboot Bypass — Bypass the password prompts on Restarts (warm boots).
NOTE:
The system will always prompt for the system and internal HDD passwords when
powered on from the
off
state (a cold boot). Also, the system will always prompt for
passwords on any module bay HDDs that may be present.
Password Change
This option lets you determine whether changes to the System and Hard Disk passwords are
permitted when an administrator password is set.
Allow Non-Admin Password Changes
- This option is enabled by default.
Non-Admin Setup Changes
Determines whether changes to the setup option are permitted when an administrator password is
set.
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
This option controls whether this system allows BIOS updates via UEFI capsule update packages.
This option is selected by default. Disabling this option will block BIOS updates from services such as
Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS)
TPM 2.0 Security
Allows you to control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is visible to the operating system.
•
TPM On (default)
•
Clear
•
PPI Bypass for Enable Commands
•
PPI Bypass for Disable Commands
•
PPI Bypass for Clear Commands
•
Attestation Enable (default)
•
Key Storage Enable (default)
•
SHA-256 (default)
Choose any one option:
•
Disabled
•
Enabled (default)
Computrace(R)
This
field
lets you Activate or Disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Computrace Service
from Absolute Software. Enables or disables the optional Computrace service designed for asset
management.
•
Deactivate
•
Disable
•
Activate - This option is selected by default.
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