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Table 2. Security menu items
Menu item
Submenu item
Value
Comments
Hardware Password
Manager
• Disabled
• Enabled
Managing your power-on password, supervisor
password, and your hard disk passwords by the
management server.
Supervisor Password
• Disabled
• Enabled
See “Supervisor password” on page 32.
Lock UEFI BIOS
Settings
• Disabled
• Enabled
Enable or disable the function that protects items
in ThinkPad Setup program from being changed
by a user who does not have the supervisor
password. By default, this is set to Disabled. If
you set the supervisor password and enable this
function, no one but you can change any items
in ThinkPad Setup.
Password at
unattended boot
• Disabled
• Enabled
If youselect and enablePasswordat unattended
boot, a password prompt is displayed when
the tablet is turned on, from either a power-off
state or hibernation state. If you select Disabled,
no password prompt is displayed; the tablet
goes ahead and loads the operating system.
To prevent unauthorized access, set the user
authentication on the operating system.
Password at restart • Disabled
• Enabled
If you select and enable Password at restart, a
password prompt is displayed when you restart
the tablet. If you select Disabled, no password
prompt is displayed; the tablet goes ahead
and loads the operating system. To prevent
unauthorized access, set the user authentication
on the operating system.
Set Minimum Length
• Disabled
• x characters
(4≤x≤12)
Specify a minimum length for power-on
passwords and hard disk passwords. If you set
the supervisor password and specify a minimum
length for passwords, no one but you can change
the length.
Power-On Password
• Disabled
• Enabled
See “Power-on password” on page 30.
Password
Hard Disk 1 Password • Disabled
• Enabled
See “Hard disk passwords” on page 30.
Security Chip
• Active
• Inactive
• Disabled
If you selectActive, the security chip isfunctional.
If you select Inactive, the Security Chip option
is visible, but the security chip is not functional. If
you select Disabled, the Security Chip option is
hidden and the security chip is not functional.
Security Reporting
Options
• Disabled
• Enabled
Enable or disable the following Security Reporting
Options:
• BIOS ROM String Reporting: BIOS text string
• CMOS Reporting: CMOS data
Clear Security Chip
• Enter
Clear the encryption key.
Note: This item is displayed only if you have
selected Active for the Security Chip option.
Security Chip
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