HP PC Commercial BIOS (UEFI) Setup Administration Guide For Commercial Platforms using HP BIOSphere Gen 3-5 2016 -2019 Technical Whitepaper

HP PC Commercial BIOS (UEFI) Setup
June 2019
919946-004
© Copyright 2016-2019 HP Development Company, L.P.
4 Security Menu 21
4.2 Administrator Authentication Policies Menu
This submenu allows the administrator to set limitations to some boot features, such as administrator permissions,
requiring the user to enter an administrator password. To access this menu, a password must be already set.
Table 10 Password Policies Menu features
Feature
Type
Description
Default
Notes
 Prompt for Admin
authentication on F9 (Boot
Menu)
Setting
When checked, the administrator password is
required to enter the boot menu.
Unchecked
 Prompt for Admin
authentication on F11
(System Recovery)
Setting
When checked, the administrator password is
required to enter system recovery.
Unchecked
 Prompt for Admin
authentication on F12
(Network Boot)
Setting
When checked, the administrator password is
required to enter the network boot menu.
Unchecked
 Prompt for Admin
authentication on Capsule
Update
Setting
When checked, the administrator password is
required to process a firmware capsule update.
Unchecked
 BIOS Administrator
visible at Power-on
Authentication
Setting
When not checked, there is only a prompt for the
Power-on password.
Checked