Option
Description
UEFI Variable
Access
Provides varying degrees of securing UEFI variables. When set to
Standard
(the default), UEFI variables are
accessible in the operating system per the UEFI specification. When set to
Controlled
, selected UEFI variables are
protected in the environment and new UEFI boot entries are forced to be at the end of the current boot order.
Secure Boot Policy
When Secure Boot policy is set to
Standard
, the BIOS uses the system manufacturer’s key and certificates to
authenticate pre-boot images. When Secure Boot policy is set to
Custom
, the BIOS uses the user-defined key and
certificates. Secure Boot policy is set to
Standard
by default.
Secure Boot Policy
Summary
Specifies the list of certificates and hashes that secure boot uses to authenticate images.
Related links
System Security
Viewing System Security
Secure Boot Custom Policy Settings
Secure Boot Custom Policy Settings is displayed only when
Secure Boot Policy
is set to
Custom
.
Viewing Secure Boot Custom Policy Settings
To view the
Secure Boot Custom Policy Settings
screen, perform the following steps:
1
Turn on, or restart your system.
2
Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE:
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart
your system and try again.
3
On the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, click
System BIOS
.
4
On the
System BIOS
screen, click
System Security
.
5
On the
System Security
screen, click
Secure Boot Custom Policy Settings
.
Secure Boot Custom Policy Settings details
The
Secure Boot Custom Policy Settings
screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
Platform Key
Imports, exports, deletes, or restores the platform key (PK).
Key Exchange Key
Database
Enables you to import, export, delete, or restore entries in the Key Exchange Key (KEK) Database.
Authorized
Signature Database
Imports, exports, deletes, or restores entries in the Authorized Signature Database (db).
Forbidden
Signature Database
Imports, exports, deletes, or restores entries in the Forbidden Signature Database (dbx).
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.
Pre-operating system management applications
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