Feature
Setup BIOS Administrator Password
Password Policy
Password Minimum Length
At least one symbol required
At least one number required
At least one
At least one
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
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| Establishes the BIOS Administrator password for admin privileges |
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| Allows the administrator to select various rules for BIOS password |
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| Allows the administrator to specify the minimum number of characters |
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| Allows the administrator to require at least one symbol, such as $, %, | Disabled | No | ||
| ^, &, or # for F10 |
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| Allows the administrator to require at least one number, such as 1, 2, | Disabled | No | ||
| or 3 for F10 |
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| Allows the administrator to require at least one upper case character, | Disabled | No | ||
| such as A, B, C, or D for F10 |
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| Allows the administrator to require at least one lowercase character, | Disabled | No | ||
| such as a, b, c, or d for F10 |
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| Allows the administrator to permit spaces, such as “New York,” in F10 | Disabled | No | ||
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| Change BIOS user password |
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| Clears all registered fingerprints | Disabled | Yes | ||
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| Allows users to establish a set of failsafe questions in the event the | Enabled | No | ||
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| Allows user configuration of HP SpareKey by answering any three of |
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| ten questions for enrollment |
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| What was the name of the first school you attended? |
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| What is the name of your first pet? |
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| What is your father’s middle name? |
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| What is your mother’s middle name? |
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| Who was your first employer? |
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| Who was your first teacher? |
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| What city were you born in? |
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| In what city was your mother born? |
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| In what city was your father born? |
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| Deletes current |
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| USER MANAGEMENT |
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| Allows BIOS Administrator to manage BIOS and ProtectTools Users – |
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| for example, for BIOS users, the admin can: |
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| • | Create additional users |
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| • | Specify privilege levels |
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| • | Create passwords (which can be changed by the individual user) |
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| Allows administrator to restrict visibility or configurability of F10 Setup |
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| options for standard users |
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| Restores the security level of F10 Setup options to default |
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5BIOS Administrator password is required
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