Option
Description
Options
Description
User Mode
In
User Mode
, PK must be installed, and BIOS performs signature verification on
programmatic attempts to update policy objects.
The BIOS allows unauthenticated programmatic transitions between modes.
Audit Mode
In
Audit mode
, PK is not present. The BIOS does not authenticate programmatic updates
to the policy objects, and transitions between modes.
Audit Mode
is useful for programmatically determining a working set of policy objects.
BIOS performs signature verification on pre-boot images and logs results in the image
Execution Information Table, but executes the images whether they pass or fail
verification.
Deployed Mode
Deployed Mode
is the most secure mode. In
Deployed Mode
, PK must be installed and
the BIOS performs signature verification on programmatic attempts to update policy
objects.
Deployed Mode
restricts the programmatic mode transitions.
Secure Boot Policy
Summary
Specifies the list of certificates and hashes that secure boot uses to authenticate images.
Secure Boot
Custom Policy
Settings
Configures the Secure Boot Custom Policy. To enable this option, set the Secure Boot Policy to
Custom
option.
Creating a system and setup password
Prerequisite
Ensure that the password jumper is enabled. The password jumper enables or disables the system password and setup password features.
For more information, see the System board jumper settings section.
NOTE:
If the password jumper setting is disabled, the existing system password and setup password are deleted and you need
not provide the system password to boot the system.
Steps
1
To enter System Setup, press F2 immediately after turning on or rebooting your system.
2
On the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, click
System BIOS
>
System Security
.
3
On the
System Security
screen, verify that
Password Status
is set to
Unlocked
.
4
In the
System Password
field, type your system password, and press Enter or Tab.
Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:
•
A password can have up to 32 characters.
•
The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9.
•
Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).
A message prompts you to reenter the system password.
5
Reenter the system password, and click
OK
.
6
In the
Setup Password
field, type your setup password and press Enter or Tab.
Pre-operating system management applications
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