
Chapter 6: BIOS
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Platform Key (PK)
This feature allows the user to configure the settings of the platform keys.
Set New
Select Yes to load the new platform keys (PK) from the manufacturer's defaults. Select No
to load the platform keys from a file. The options are
Yes
and No.
Key Exchange Keys (KEK)
Set New
Select Yes to load the KEK from the manufacturer's defaults. Select No to load the KEK
from a file. The options are Yes and No.
Append
Select Yes to add the KEK from the manufacturer's defaults list to the existing KEK. Select
No to load the KEK from a file. The options are Yes and No.
Authorized Signatures
Set New
Select Yes to load the database from the manufacturer's defaults. Select No to load the
DB from a file. The options are Yes and No.
Append
Select Yes to add the database from the manufacturer's defaults to the existing DB. Select
No to load the DB from a file. The options are Yes and No.
Forbidden Signatures
Set New
Select Yes to load the DBX from the manufacturer's defaults. Select No to load the DBX
from a file. The options are Yes and No.
Append
Select Yes to add the DBX from the manufacturer's defaults to the existing DBX. Select
No to load the DBX from a file. The options are Yes and No.
Authorized TimeStamps
Set New
Select Yes to load the DBT from the manufacturer's defaults. Select No to load the DBT
from a file. The options are Yes and No.
Append
Select Yes to add the DBT from the manufacturer's defaults list to the existing DBT. Select
No to load the DBT from a file. The options are Yes and No.