Dell EMC PowerEdge R7425 - Options Description

Option Description
Options Description
User Mode
In
User Mode, PK must be installed, and BIOS performs signature verication on
programmatic attempts to update policy objects.
The BIOS allows unauthenticated programmatic transitions between modes.
Deployed Mode
Deployed Mode is the most secure mode. In
Deployed Mode, PK must be installed and
the BIOS performs signature verication on programmatic attempts to update policy
objects.
Deployed Mode restricts the programmatic mode transitions.
Audit Mode
In
Audit mode, PK is not present. The BIOS does not authenticate programmatic updates
to the policy objects, and transitions between modes. The BIOS performs a signature
verication on pre-boot images and logs the results in the image Execution Information
Table, but executes the images whether they pass or fail verication.
Audit Mode is useful for programmatic determination of a working set of policy objects.
Secure Boot Policy
Summary
Species the list o
f certicates and hashes that secure boot uses to authenticate images.
Secure Boot
Cust
om Policy
Settings
Congures the Secur
e 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.
F
or 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
no
t 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 eld, 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
eld, type your setup password and press Enter or Tab.
A message prompts you to reenter the setup password.
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