Table 45. System Setup options—Security menu(continued)
Security
UEFI Boot Path Security Enables or disables the computer to prompt the user to enter the Administrator
password (if set) when booting to a UEFI boot path device from the F12 boot
menu.
By default, the Always Except Internal HDD option is enabled.
NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options.
Authenticated BIOS Interface
Enable Authenticated BIOS Interface
Enables or disables the authenticated BIOS Interface.
By default, the Enable Authenticated BIOS Interface option is disabled.
NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options.
Clear Certificate Store
Deletes the certificates from KMS storage.
NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options.
Legacy Manageability Interface Access
Allows access to the Legacy Manageability Interface.
NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options.
Firmware Device Tamper Detection Allows you to control the firmware device tamper detection feature. This feature
notifies the user when the firmware device is tampered. When enabled, a screen
warning message is displayed on the computer and a tamper detection event is
logged in the BIOS Events log. The computer fails to reboot until the event is
cleared.
By default, the Firmware Device Tamper Detection option is enabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Firmware
Device Tamper Detection option enabled.
NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options.
Clear Firmware Device Tamper Detection Allows you to clear the events that are logged when tampering of firmware
device is detected.
By default, the Clear Firmware Device Tamper Detection option is disabled.
NOTE: To view this option, enable Advanced Setup mode as described in
View Advanced Setup options.
Table 46. System Setup options—Passwords menu
Passwords
Admin Password The Administrator Password prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS Setup
options. Once the administrator password is set, the BIOS Setup options can only
be modified after providing the correct password.
The following rules and dependencies apply to the Administrator Password -
● The administrator password cannot be set if system and/or internal storage
passwords are previously set.
● The administrator password can be used in place of the system and/or
internal storage passwords.
● When set, the administrator password must be provided during a firmware
update.
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