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Password Policies Settings#

Password Policy Settings

Set Minimum Length

Options:

  • Disabled – passwords can have 1 to 128 characters. Default.
  • 4 Characters
  • 5 Characters
  • 6 Characters
  • 7 Characters
  • 8 Characters
  • 9 Characters
  • 10 Characters
  • 11 Characters
  • 12 Characters

A minimum length set here applies to
- Supervisor Password (SVP)
- System Management Password (SMP)
- Power-On Password (PoP)
- Hard Disk Password (HDP).

WMI Setting name Values SVP / SMP Req'd AMD/Intel
SetMinimumLength Disable, 4 Characters, 5 Characters, 6 Characters, 7 Characters, 8 Characters, 9 Characters, 10 Characters, 11 Characters, 12 Characters yes Both
Set Strong Password
A strong password is defined as:
- Upper case, lower case, and numeric characters are all required
- Special characters are optional
- The minimum length is 8

Options:

  1. Enabled.
  2. Disabled – the minimum length is 1 character. Default.
WMI Setting name Values SVP / SMP Req'd AMD/Intel
SetStrongPassword Disabled, Enabled yes Both
Keyboard Layout

Keyboard layout for password.

Options:

  1. English – Default.
  2. French
  3. German
  4. Chinese
WMI Setting name Values SVP / SMP Req'd AMD/Intel
KeyboardLayout English, French, German, Chinese yes Both
BIOS Password At System Boot

Whether to prompt for passwords when the system starts from the full off or hibernate state.

Options:

  1. Yes – Default.
  2. No.

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

WMI Setting name Values SVP / SMP Req'd AMD/Intel
BIOSPasswordAtSystemBoot No, Yes yes Both
BIOS Password At Reboot

Whether to require Power-On Password when system restarts.

Options:

  1. Yes.
  2. No - Default.
WMI Setting name Values SVP / SMP Req'd AMD/Intel
BIOSPasswordAtReboot No, Yes yes Both
BIOS Password At Boot Device List

Whether user is prompted for a password when F12 is pressed during POST (Power On Self Test).

Password prompt requires that Administrator Password is set.

Options:

  1. Yes.
  2. No – Default.
WMI Setting name Values SVP / SMP Req'd AMD/Intel
BIOSPasswordAtBootDeviceList No, Yes yes Both
Require SVP when Flashing

Whether the Supervisor Password (SVP) is required when updating the system software.

Options:

  1. Yes.
  2. No – Default.
WMI Setting name Values SVP / SMP Req'd AMD/Intel
RequireSVPwhenFlashing No, Yes yes Both
POP Changeable by User

Whether the Power-On Password (POP) can be changed without Supervisor Password (SVP).

Options:

  1. Yes – Default.
  2. No – the Power-On Password can only be changed with the SVP.
WMI Setting name Values SVP / SMP Req'd AMD/Intel
POPChangeablebyUser No, Yes yes Both
Allow Jumper Clear SVP

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

No action can reset the SVP if user forgets it.

Options:

  1. Yes – Default.
  2. No.
WMI Setting name Values SVP / SMP Req'd AMD/Intel
AllowJumperClearSVP No, Yes yes Both
Password Count Exceeded Error

Whether to show the POST 0199 error and prompt for password after three failed attempts.

Options:

  1. Enabled – Default.
  2. Disabled.

If Enabled, then after 3 attempts with an incorrect password, the system will show a 0199 error.
- User can bypass the error by pressing F2.
- 0199 error is still shown.
- Clear the error condition by pressing F10, or saving the settings after this has been verified, by entering bios with correct SVP.
- If a user attempts to change BIOS settings and uses the wrong password, the system will deny access.
- After a third failed attempt, all other attempts will fail. No further changes can be made, and user needs to reboot.

WMI Setting name Values SVP / SMP Req'd AMD/Intel
PasswordCountExceededError Disabled, Enabled yes Both