ThinkPad S540 - Hard Disk Security Features

Harddisksecurity
Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:
•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolid-statedrive,harddisk
drive,orhybriddrive.Refertotheproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage46
and“Harddisk
passwords”onpage48
.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.
•ToprovidereliablesecurityforUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityapplicationwithaTrusted
PlatformModule(TPM)managementfeature.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage51.
Note:TheMicrosoftWindows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1operatingsystemssupporttheTPM
managementfeature.
•IfanEncryptionsolid-statedrive,aDiskEncryptionharddiskdrive,oraDiskEncryptionhybrid
driveisinstalledinyourcomputer,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyourcomputermemoryfrom
unauthorizedaccessbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoftWindowsBitLocker
®
Drive
Encryption,whichissupportedintheUltimateandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows7operating
system,ProfessionalandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows8operatingsystem,andProfessional
andEnterpriseeditionsofWindows8.1operatingsystem.Referto“UsingWindowsBitLockerDrive
Encryption”onpage50
.
•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,besuretodeletedatastoredonit.Formore
information,referto“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,solid-statedrive,orhybriddrive”
onpage54.
Note:TheharddiskdriveorhybriddrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.
UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption
Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,besuretousedriveencryptionsoftware,such
asWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureoftheWindows7,Windows8,and
Windows8.1operatingsystems.ItissupportedintheUltimateandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows7,
ProfessionalandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows8operatingsystem,andProfessionalandEnterprise
editionsoftheWindows8.1operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystemanddatastored
onyourcomputer,evenifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLockerworksbyencryptingalluserand
systemfiles,includingtheswapandhibernationfiles.
BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly
bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdefinedasaV1.2TPM.
TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andclickSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDrive
Encryption.
FormoreinformationaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seethehelpinformationsystemofthe
Windowsoperatingsystem,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-Step
Guide”ontheMicrosoftWebsite.
DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolid-statedrive
SomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdrive,DiskEncryptionhybriddrive,orEncryption
solid-statedrive.Thisfeaturehelpstoprotectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDflash
ordevicecontrollersbyuseofahardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefficientuseoftheencryptionfeature,
besuretosetaharddiskpasswordfortheinternalstoragedevice.
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