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 28 
Feature 
Type 
Description 
Default 
Notes 
 Sure Start Secure 
Boot Keys 
Protection 
Setting 
Saves backup copy of Secure Boot Keys so that they can 
be recovered if someone attempts to alter them in an 
unauthorized manner. 
Checked 
 Enhanced HP 
Firmware Runtime 
Intrusion Prevention 
and Detection 
Setting 
Monitors key areas of memory for corruption or attack, 
notifies user of attack (based on the settings in Sure 
Start Security Event Policy), and prevents the attack 
from taking place. 
NOTE: Only available on certain Intel systems. 
Checked 
 HP Firmware 
Runtime Intrusion 
Detection 
Setting 
Monitors key areas of memory for corruption or attack 
and notifies user of attack (based on the settings in Sure 
Start Security Event Policy). 
NOTE: Only available on certain AMD chipset systems 
2016 or later. 
Checked 
Sure Start Security 
Event Policy 
Setting 
Determines how to respond to a detected event: 
•  Log the event in the audit log. 
•  Log the event in the audit log and prompt the 
user to acknowledge the event. 
•  Log the event in the audit log and power off the 
system. 
Prior to 2016: Not available 
Log Event and 
notify user 
Sure Start Security 
Event Boot 
Notification 
Enable a warning message at boot screen if there is a 
Sure Start event (BIOS recovery, Memory intrusion, etc.) 
Require 
Acknowledgment 
4.5 Secure Boot Configuration Menu 
This submenu controls settings for the Secure Boot OS loader feature. 
Table 15  Secure Boot Menu features 
Feature 
Type 
Description 
Default 
Notes 
 Secure Boot 
Setting 
When checked, this enable the Secure Boot capability. 
Enable 
 Import 
Custom Secure 
Boot keys 
Setting 
When checked and system is rebooted, custom secure boot keys are 
imported from the EFI\HP directory from the hard drive or USB 
device. The custom keys consist of PK, KEK, DB, and Dbx .bin files. 
When import succeeds or fails, a preboot prompt shows the results 
of each key bin file. 
Unchecked
Reboot 
Required 
 Clear Secure 
Boot Keys 
One Time 
Action 
When checked, clears the Secure Boot keys one time on next save 
and exit. This setting will be unchecked again when you return from 
exit. This action is not available when no imported keys are present. 
Unchecked 
Reboot 
Required 
 Reset Secure 
Boot keys to 
factory defaults 
One Time 
Action 
When checked, restores secure boot keys to factory defaults one 
time on next save and exit. This setting will be unchecked again, 
when you return from exit. 
Unchecked 
Reboot 
Required 
 Enable MS 
UEFI CA key 
Setting 
When checked, the Microsoft (MS) UEFI Certificate Authority (CA) key 
is trusted by Secure Boot 
NOTE: Uncheck this to support Windows 10 Device Guard feature 
Checked 










