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Password Policies#

General#

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Set Minimum Length#

Attention

  • If no minimum is set, passwords may be 1 to 128 characters long.
  • If a minimum is set, it applies to:
    • Supervisor Password (SVP)
    • System Management Password (SMP)
    • Power-on (POP) and Hard Disk Passwords
  • If both Set Minimum Length and Set Strong Password are enabled, the longest value for minimum length applies.

Possible options:

  1. Disabled - No minimum (see above). Default.
  2. 4 - 12 characters minimum.
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP
SetMinimumLength Disabled, 4 characters, 5 characters, 6 characters, 7 characters, 8 characters, 9 characters, 10 characters, 11 characters, 12 characters Yes

Set Strong Password#

Possible options:

  1. Enabled - Upper case, lower case and numeric characters are all required. Special characters are optional. The minimum length is 8. Default.
  2. Disabled - The minimum length is 1 character.
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP
SetStrongPassword Enabled, Disabled Yes

Keyboard Layout#

Select the keyboard language for password.

Possible options:

  1. English - Default.
  2. French
  3. German
  4. Russian
  5. Chinese
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP
KeyboardLayout English, French, German, Russian, Chinese Yes

BIOS Password At System Boot#

Whether to give a BIOS password prompt at system boot (when the system starts from the full off or hibernate state).

Attention

To prevent unauthorized access to the system, we recommend setting user authentication on the OS.

Possible options:

  1. Yes - Default.
  2. No
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP
BIOSPasswordAtSystemBoot Yes, No Yes

BIOS Password At Reboot#

Whether the power-on password (POP) is required when system restarts.

Possible options:

  1. No - Default.
  2. Yes
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP
BIOSPasswordAtReboot No, Yes Yes

BIOS Password At Boot Device List#

Whether the user is prompted for a password when F12 is pressed during POST (and an administrator password was set).

Possible options:

  1. No - Default.
  2. Yes
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP
BIOSPasswordAtBootDeviceList No, Yes Yes

Require SVP when Flashing#

Whether the supervisor password (SVP) is required when updating the system firmware.

Possible options:

  1. No - Default.
  2. Yes
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP
RequireSVPwhenFlashing No, Yes Yes

POP Changeable by User#

Whether the Power-On Password (POP) can be changed by users, or else, only with the Supervisor Password (SVP).

Possible options:

  1. Yes - Default.
  2. No
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP
POPChangeablebyUser Yes, No Yes

Allow the Jumper to Clear SVP#

Whether to allow the hardware jumper to clear the Supervisor password.

Attention

When disabled, no action can reset the SVP if you forget it.

Possible options:

  1. Yes - Default.
  2. No
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP
AllowJumperClearSVP Yes, No Yes

Password Count Exceeded Error#

Whether to show the POST 0199 error and password prompt.

Possible options:

  1. Enabled - Default.
  2. Disabled
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP
PasswordCountExceededError Enabled, Disabled Yes

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