HP PC Commercial BIOS (UEFI) Setup

HP PC Commercial BIOS (UEFI) Setup
July 2020
919946-004
© Copyright 2016-2020 HP Development Company, L.P.
4 Security Menu 24
Feature
Type
Description
Default
Notes
 System Management
Command
Setting
When checked, allows authorized HP service
personnel in possession of the PC to reset security
settings in case of a customer service event. For
customers that require more BIOS security, uncheck
this to prevent this type of HP service command.
NOTE: If BIOS password is lost and this option is
disabled, HP authorized personnel cannot remove a
lost password.
Checked
Reboot
Required
Restore Security Settings
to Default
Action
Apply factory defaults to all security settings.
NOTE: Escaping (ESC) at the Reset Request screen will
leave settings as they were except for the
Administrator & Power-on passwords which are still
cleared.
Reboot
Required
4.1 Password Policies Menu
This submenu allows the administrator to set text requirements controlling the use of symbols, numbers, case, and spaces
for the BIOS administrator password and the power-on password. To access this menu, a password must be already set.
Changes to these policies do not apply retroactively to existing passwords.
Table 11 Password Policies Menu features
Feature
Type
Description
Default
Notes
Password Minimum Length
Setting
Allows the administrator to specify the minimum
number of characters required for a password.
• Minimum: 4
• Maximum: 32
8
 At least one symbol
required in Administrator
and User passwords
Setting
When checked, passwords require at least one
symbol, such as $, %, ^, &, or #
Unchecked
 At least one number
required in Administrator
and User passwords
Setting
When checked, passwords require at least one
number
Unchecked
 At least one upper-case
character required in
Administrator and User
passwords
Setting
When checked, passwords require at least one upper
case character
Unchecked
 At least one lower-case
character required in
Administrator and User
passwords
Setting
When checked, passwords require at least one
lowercase character
Unchecked
 Are spaces allowed in
Admin and User
passwords?
Setting
When checked, passwords can have one or more
spaces
Unchecked
Allow User to Modify
Power-on Password
Setting
Options are No, Change Only, and Change or Delete
Change or Delete
Wake on LAN Power-on
Policy
Options are Require Password and Bypass Password
Require Password