Feature

Setup BIOS Administrator Password

Password Policy

Password Minimum Length

At least one symbol required

At least one number required

At least one upper-case character required

At least one lower-case character required

Are spaces allowed in password?

Change Password

Fingerprint Reset on Reboot (if present)

HP SpareKey

HP SpareKey Enrollment

Enrollment questions

Reset HP SpareKey Questions and Answers

User Management

Set Security Level

Restore Security Defaults

SECURITY MENU

 

Function

Default setting,

Reboot

 

 

 

if applicable

required

 

 

 

 

 

 

Establishes the BIOS Administrator password for admin privileges

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allows the administrator to select various rules for BIOS password

 

No

 

qualification5

 

 

 

 

Allows the administrator to specify the minimum number of characters

 

No

 

required for the F10 power-on password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allows the administrator to require at least one symbol, such as $, %,

Disabled

No

 

^, &, or # for F10 power-on password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allows the administrator to require at least one number, such as 1, 2,

Disabled

No

 

or 3 for F10 power-on password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allows the administrator to require at least one upper case character,

Disabled

No

 

such as A, B, C, or D for F10 power-on password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allows the administrator to require at least one lowercase character,

Disabled

No

 

such as a, b, c, or d for F10 power-on password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allows the administrator to permit spaces, such as “New York,” in F10

Disabled

No

 

power-on password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change BIOS user password

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clears all registered fingerprints

Disabled

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allows users to establish a set of failsafe questions in the event the

Enabled

No

 

power-on password is lost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allows user configuration of HP SpareKey by answering any three of

 

No

 

ten questions for enrollment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What was the name of the first school you attended?

 

No

 

What is the name of your first pet?

 

 

 

 

What is your father’s middle name?

 

 

 

 

What is your mother’s middle name?

 

 

 

 

Who was your first employer?

 

 

 

 

Who was your first teacher?

 

 

 

 

What city were you born in?

 

 

 

 

In what city was your mother born?

 

 

 

 

In what city was your father born?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deletes current challenge-and-answer questions

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USER MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allows BIOS Administrator to manage BIOS and ProtectTools Users –

 

No

 

for example, for BIOS users, the admin can:

 

 

 

 

Create additional users

 

 

 

 

Specify privilege levels

 

 

 

 

Create passwords (which can be changed by the individual user)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allows administrator to restrict visibility or configurability of F10 Setup

 

Yes

 

options for standard users

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restores the security level of F10 Setup options to default

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

5BIOS Administrator password is required

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