Table 5. Security menu items (continued)

Menu item

Submenu item

Selection

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the user authentication on the

 

 

 

 

operating system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set Minimum Length

Disabled

Specify a minimum length for

 

 

x characters

power-on password and hard disk

 

 

passwords. If you set the supervisor

 

 

 

(4≤x≤12)

 

 

 

password and specify a minimum

 

 

 

 

length for passwords, no one but

 

 

 

 

you can change the length.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power-On Password

Disabled

Refer to “Power-on password” on

 

 

Enabled

page 44.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Disk1 Password

Disabled

Refer to “Hard disk passwords” on

 

 

Enabled

page 44.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Disk2 Password

Disabled

Refer to “Hard disk passwords” on

 

 

Enabled

page 44.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Chip

Security Chip

Active

If you select Active, the security

 

 

Inactive

chip is functional. If you select

 

 

Inactive, the Security Chip option

 

 

Disabled

 

 

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

 

 

Enable or disable the following

 

Options

 

 

Security Reporting Options:

 

 

 

 

BIOS ROM Strings Reporting:

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS text string

 

 

 

 

CMOS Reporting: CMOS data

 

 

 

 

NVRAM Reporting: Security

 

 

 

 

 

data stored in the Asset ID

 

 

 

 

SMBIOS Reporting: SMBIOS

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Presence for

Disabled

This option enables or disables the

 

Provisioning

Enabled

confirmation message when you

 

 

change the settings of the security

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Presence for

Disabled

This option enables or disables the

 

Clear

Enabled

confirmation message when you

 

 

clear the security chip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lenovo 20AX000VUS Inactive, the Security Chip option, Disabled, the Security Chip option, Bios ROM Strings Reporting