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Table 19. Security (continued)
Attribute Name Description
Possible values:
Enabled
Disabled
SedBlockSidAuthentication
When there is no drive ownership and the SedBlockSidAuthentication is enabled,
BIOS sends the Block SID authentication command to SED drives. When disabled,
BIOS does not send the Block SID command.
Possible values:
Enabled
Disabled
NOTE: You can disable SedBlockSidAuthentication in manufacturing mode or
while setting up the BIOS Setup Administrator password.
Smmsecuritymitigation
Enables or disables the additional UEFI SMM Security Mitigation protections. The
operating system uses this feature to protect the secure environment created by
virtualization-based security. Enabling this feature provides the additional UEFI SMM
Security Mitigation protections support. However, this feature may cause
compatibility or functionality issues with some legacy tools and applications.
Possible values:
Enabled
Disabled
NOTE: You can disable Smmsecuritymitigation in manufacturing mode.
StrongPassword
Enables or disables the enforced use of a strong password. If enabled, the admin and
system passwords must contain at least one upper case character, at least one
lowercase character, and minimum eight characters.
Possible values:
Enabled
Disabled
SystemPassword
Sets, changes, or clears the system password (also known as the user password).
Enter the system password, if set, when the system is powered on.
Possible values: String containing minimum 4 and maximum 32 characters including
whitespace.
WirelessSwitchChanges
Determines if changes to the wireless switch setting are permitted or restricted when
an administrator password is set.
Possible values:
Enabled Permits the changes to the wireless switch setting when an
administrator password is set.
Disabled Restricts the changes to the wireless switch setting when an
administrator password is set.
NOTE: Provide the administrator password to be able to change the wireless
switch setting. If the Administrator password is not set, this setting has no effect.
StealthModeControl
Table 20. StealthModeControl
Attribute Description
StealthMode
Sets the behavior of system elements.
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