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Table 8. System setup options—Security menu (continued)
Security
Password Bypass
Enable Non-Admin Password Changes
Non-Admin Setup Changes
Allow Wireless Switch Changes
Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
Computrace
Intel Platform Trust Technology On
PPI Bypass for Clear Commands
Clear
Intel SGX
SMM Security Mitigation
Enable Strong Passwords
Password Configuration
Admin Password
System Password
Enable Master Password Lockout
60
System setup
Default: OFF.
Bypass the System (Boot) Password and the internal hard drive password
prompts during a system restart.
Default: Disabled.
Enables or disables the user to change the system and hard drive password
without the need for admin password.
Default: ON.
Enables or disables changes to the setup option when an Administrator
password is set.
Default: OFF.
Enables or disables BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages.
Enable or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Computrace(R)
Service from Absolute Software.
Enables or disables Platform Trust Technology (PTT) visibility to the operating
system.
Default: ON.
Enables or disables the operating system to skip BIOS Physical Presence
Interface (PPI) user prompts when issuing the Clear command.
Default: OFF.
Enables or disables the computer to clear the PTT owner information, and
returns the PTT to the default state.
Default: OFF.
Enables or disables the Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX) to provide a
secured environment for running code/storing sensitive information.
Default: Software Control
Enables or disables additional UEFI SMM Security Mitigation protections.
Default: OFF.
NOTE:
This feature may cause compatibility issues or loss of functionality
with some legacy tools and applications.
Enables or disables strong passwords.
Default: OFF.
Control the minimum and maximum number of characters that are allowed for
Admin and System passwords.
Sets, Changes, or deletes the administrator (admin) password (sometimes
called the "setup" password).
Sets, Changes, or deletes the system password.
Enables or disables the master password support.
Default: OFF.
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