Dell D31M Owner's Manual page 136

Table 39. System setup options—Security menu (continued)
Security
UEFI Boot Path Security
Firmware Device Tamper Detection
Table 40. System setup options—Passwords menu
Passwords
Administrator Password
System Password
136 BIOS setup
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Absolute
option enabled.
WARNING: The 'Permanently Disabled' option can only be
selected once. When 'Permanently Disabled' is selected, Absolute
Persistence cannot be re-enabled. No further changes to the
Enable/Disable states are allowed.
NOTE: The Enable/Disable options are unavailable while the computer is in
the activated state.
NOTE: When the Absolute features are activated, the Absolute integration
cannot be disabled from the BIOS setup screen.
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.
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 messages are 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.
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 system 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.