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Table 41. System Setup options—Security menu (continued)
Security
Clear Firmware Device Tamper Detection
Table 42. System Setup options—Passwords menu
Passwords
Administrator Password
System Password
Hard Drive Password
NOTE:
On some computers, the M.2
PCIe SSD-0 Password option is
shown.
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
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
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 hard drive
passwords are previously set.
● The administrator password can be used in place of the system and/or
internal hard drive passwords.
● When set, the administrator password must be provided during a firmware
update.
● Clearing the administrator password also clears the system password (if set).
Dell Technologies recommends using an administrator password to prevent
unauthorized changes to BIOS Setup options.
The System Password prevents the computer from booting to an operating
system without entering the correct password.
The following rules and dependencies apply when the System Password is used -
● The computer shuts down when idle for approximately 10 minutes at the
system password prompt.
● The computer shuts down after three incorrect attempts to enter the system
password.
● The computer shuts down when the Esc key is pressed at the System
Password prompt.
● The system password is not prompted when the computer resumes from
standby mode.
Dell Technologies recommends using the system password in situations where it
is likely that a computer may be lost or stolen.
The hard drive password can be set to prevent unauthorized access of the
data stored on the solid-state drive. The computer prompts for the hard drive
password during boot in order to unlock the drive. A password-secured hard
drive stays locked even when removed from the computer or placed into another
computer. It prevents an attacker from accessing data on the drive without
authorization.
The following rules and dependencies apply when the Hard Drive Password or
M.2 PCIe SSD-0 Password option is used.
options.
options.
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