Table 35. System setup options—Security menu(continued)
Security
Default: ON
PPI Bypass for Clear Commands Enables or disables the Trusted Platform Model (TPM) Physical Presence
Interface (PPI). When enabled, the OS will skip BIOS Physical Presence
Interface (PPI) user prompts when issuing the Clear command.
Default: OFF
Clear Enables or disables the computer to clear the PTT owner information, and
returns the PTT to the default state.
Default: OFF
SMM Security Mitigation Enable or disable additional UEFI SMM Security Mitigation protections.
By default, the option is enabled.
Data Wipe on Next Boot
Start Data Wipe Enable or disable the data wipe on next boot.
By default, the Start Data Wipe option is disabled.
WARNING: The Secure Wipe Operation will delete information in a
way that it cannot be reconstructed.
Absolute Enable or disable or permanently disable the BIOS module interface of the
optional Absolute Persistence Module service from Absolute software.
By default, the option Enable Absolute option is selected.
WARNING: The 'Permanently Disabled' option can only be
selected once. When 'Permanently Disabled' is selected, Absolute
Persistence cannot be re-enabled. No further changes to the
Enable/Disable states are allowed.
NOTE: The Enable/Disable options will be unavailable while Computrace is
in the activated state.
UEFI Boot Path Security Controls whether the system will prompt the user to enter the admin password
(if set) when booting to a UEFI boot path device from the One Time Boot
menu.
By default, the Always Except Internal HDD option is enabled.
Authenticated BIOS Interface
Enabled Authenticated BIOS Interface Enables or disables the Authenticated BIOS Interface
By default, the option is disabled.
Clear Certificate Store Enable or disable clearance of all certificates in KMS storage
By default, the option is disabled.
Legacy Manageability Interface
Access
Displays the options for the platform administrator to control access via the
Legacy Manageability Interface.
By default, the Enabled option is selected.
Firmware Device Tamper Detection Displays the options for the Firmware Device Tamper Detection feature.
By default, the Silent option is selected.
Table 36. System setup options—Passwords menu
Passwords
Admin Password Set, change, or delete the administrator password.
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