Table 11. System setup options—Security menu (continued)
Security
Absolute® Enable or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Absolute
Persistence Module service from Absolute® Software.
Default: Enable Absolute
UEFI Boot Path Security
UEFI Boot Path Security Configures whether the system will prompt the user for the admin password (if
set) when booting to a UEFI boot path device from the F12 boot menu.
Default: Always Except Internal HDD is selected
Admin Password Set, change, or delete the administrator password.
System Password Set, change, or delete the system password.
Internal HDD-0 Password Set, change, or delete the internal hard-disk drive password.
Password Configuration Control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for Admin
and System passwords.
Password Change Enable or disable changes to the System and Hard Disk passwords when an
administrator password is set.
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates Enable or disable BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages.
PTT Security
PTT On Enable or disable Platform Trust Technology (PTT) visibility to the operating
system.
Clear Default: Disabled
PPI ByPass for Clear Commands Enable or disable the TPM Physical Presence Interface (PPI). When enabled,
this setting will allow the OS to skip BIOS PPI user prompts when issuing the
Clear command. Changes to this setting take effect immediately.
Default: Disabled
Absolute® Enable or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Absolute
Persistence Module service from Absolute® Software.
Default: Enable Absolute
Admin Setup Lockout Enable to prevent users from entering Setup when an Admin Password is set.
Master Password Lockout Disables the master password support. Hard Disk passwords need to be
cleared before changing the setting.
SMM Security Mitigation Enable or disable SMM Security Mitigation
Table 12. System setup options—Passwords menu
Passwords
Admin Password Enables the user to set, change, or delete the administrator (admin) password.
The admin password enables several security features
System Password Enables the user to set, change, or delete the system password.
Password Configuration
Upper Case Letter Enforces password restriction that the password must contain at least one
upper case letter.
Default: OFF
Lower Case Letter Enforces password restriction that the password must contain at least one
lower case letter.
Default: OFF
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