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Chapter 4. Security WMI-based administration scripts operating over a remote connection send data over the network in clear text by default. You can enhance security by modifying WMI-based administration scripts to establish an encrypted remote connection as follows: 1. Set an impersonation level of ″impersonate″ 2. Set an authentication level of ″pktPrivacy″ See Appendix A, "Sample Visual Basic scripts for configuring BIOS settings," on page 15 for sample scripts used to implement WMI-based administration scripts that include these parameters for encryption. @Copyright Lenovo 2011 15

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@Copyright Lenovo 2011
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Chapter 4. Security
WMI-based administration scripts operating over a remote connection send
data over the network in clear text by default. You can enhance security by
modifying WMI-based administration scripts to establish an encrypted
remote connection as follows:
1.
Set an impersonation level of
impersonate
2.
Set an authentication level of
pktPrivacy
See Appendix A,
“Sample
Visual Basic scripts for configuring BIOS
settings,”
on page 15 for sample scripts used to implement WMI-based
administration scripts that include these parameters for encryption.