Reference Guide

Manage Policies
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Cached User Login Attempts Allowed 10
1-20 times
Nu
mber of times that a cached user
can attempt to log in.
Self Help Question/Answer Attempts
Allowed
3
1-10 times
Number of times the user can attempt
to e
nter the correct answer.
Enable One Step Logon Selected
This policy simplifies the logon
process when
multi-factor
authentication is enabled at both
preboot and
Windows logon. If
selected (or not configured),
authentication is required at preboot
only, an
d users are automatically
logged on
to Windows. If not
selected, authentication may be
required multip
le times.
Number of Shutdown/Restart Delays
Allowed
5
1-25 times
Number of times that a user is
allowed to snooze/delay a
shutdown/restart before being f
orced
to shutdown/restart.
TPM requires a reboot.
SED requires a shutdown.
Length of Each Shutdown/Restart Delay 300 seconds
300
-30000 seconds
Number of seconds
between each time
the user is asked to shutdown/re
boot.
TPM requires a reboot.
SED requires a
shutdown.
Length of Forced Shutdown/Restart
Notice
60 seconds
60-1800 seconds
When user has reached t
he maximum
number of authorized shutdown/restart
snoozes/de
lays, this policy sets the
number of seconds allowed before
forcing a shutdown/res
tart.
TPM req
uires a reboot.
SED requires a shutdown.
Allow PBA to Remember User Name Selected
Selected
Not Select
ed
Enables or disables the ability for
users to select Reme
mber Me on the
PBA login sc
reen.
Crypto Erase Password String 0-100 characters
String 0-512 characters
A word or code of up to 100
characters used as a fail
-safe
security mechanism. Entering this
word or code in the user name or
password field during PBA
authentication initiates a crypto
erase, which removes the keys from
secure storage. Once this
process is
invoked, the drive is unrecover
able.
Leave this field blank if you do not
want a crypto era
se password
available in case of emergency.
Enable Client Check for PBA Commands Not Selected
Allows the client to automatically
check for PBA Device C
ontrol co
mmands
that are pushed from the Dell Server.
When enabled, the PBA environment
checks for new
commands from the Dell
Server every five min
utes.