HP Business Notebook and Desktop PC F10 setup overview

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SECURITY MENU
Feature Function Default setting,
if applicable
Reboot
required
Setup BIOS Administrator
Password
Establishes the BIOS Administrator password for admin privileges No
Password Policy Allows the administrator to select various rules for BIOS password
qualification
5
No
 Password Minimum Length
Allows the administrator to specify the minimum number of characters
required for the F10 power-on password
No
 At least one symbol required
Allows the administrator to require at least one symbol, such as $, %,
^, &, or # for F10 power-on password
Disabled No

At least one number required
Allows the administrator to require at least one number, such as 1, 2,
or 3 for F10 power-on password
Disabled No

At least one upper-case
character required
Allows the administrator to require at least one upper case character,
such as A, B, C, or D for F10 power-on password
Disabled No

At least one lower-case
character required
Allows the administrator to require at least one lowercase character,
such as a, b, c, or d for F10 power-on password
Disabled No

Are spaces allowed in
password?
Allows the administrator to permit spaces, such as “New York,” in F10
power-on password
Disabled No
Change Password Change BIOS user password No
Fingerprint Reset on Reboot (if
present)
Clears all registered fingerprints Disabled Yes
HP SpareKey Allows users to establish a set of failsafe questions in the event the
power-on password is lost
Enabled No
HP SpareKey Enrollment Allows user configuration of HP SpareKey by answering any three of
ten questions for enrollment
No

Enrollment questions
 What was the name of the first school you attended?
 What is the name of your first pet?
 What is your father’s middle name?
 What is your mother’s middle name?
 Who was your first employer?
 Who was your first teacher?
 What city were you born in?
 In what city was your mother born?

In what city was your father born?
No

Reset HP SpareKey Questions
and Answers
Deletes current challenge-and-answer questions No
USER MANAGEMENT
User Management Allows BIOS Administrator to manage BIOS and ProtectTools Users –
for example, for BIOS users, the admin can:
• Create additional users
• Specify privilege levels
• Create passwords (which can be changed by the individual user)
No
Set Security Level Allows administrator to restrict visibility or configurability of F10 Setup
options for standard users
Yes
Restore Security Defaults Restores the security level of F10 Setup options to default Yes
5
BIOS Administrator password is required