Option DescriptionOptions DescriptionUser Mode In User Mode, PK must be installed, and BIOS performs signature verification onprogrammatic attempts to update policy objects.The BIOS allows unauthenticated programmatic transitions between modes.Audit Mode In Audit mode, PK is not present. The BIOS does not authenticate programmatic updatesto the policy objects, and transitions between modes.Audit Mode is useful for programmatically determining a working set of policy objects.BIOS performs signature verification on pre-boot images and logs results in the imageExecution Information Table, but executes the images whether they pass or failverification.Deployed Mode Deployed Mode is the most secure mode. In Deployed Mode, PK must be installed andthe BIOS performs signature verification on programmatic attempts to update policyobjects.Deployed Mode restricts the programmatic mode transitions.Secure Boot PolicySummarySpecifies the list of certificates and hashes that secure boot uses to authenticate images.Secure BootCustom PolicySettingsConfigures the Secure Boot Custom Policy. To enable this option, set the Secure Boot Policy to Custom option.Creating a system and setup passwordPrerequisitesEnsure that the password jumper is enabled. The password jumper enables or disables the system password and setup password features.For more information, see the System board jumper settings section.NOTE: If the password jumper setting is disabled, the existing system password and setup password are deleted and you neednot provide the system password to boot the system.Steps1 To enter System Setup, press F2 immediately after turning on or rebooting your system.2 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS > System Security.3 On the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is set to Unlocked.4 In the System Password field, type your system password, and press Enter or Tab.Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:• A password can have up to 32 characters.• The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9.• Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).A message prompts you to reenter the system password.5 Reenter the system password, and click OK.6 In the Setup Password field, type your setup password and press Enter or Tab.54 Pre-operating system management applications
