SE7210TP1-E Datasheet, PDF (86/145 Pages) Intel Corporation – Intel® Server Board Technical Product Specification

Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS
System BIOS
4.10 Security
The BIOS provides a number of security features. This section describes the security features
and operating model.
The BIOS uses passwords to prevent unauthorized tampering with the system. Once secure
mode is entered, access to the system is allowed only after the correct password(s) has been
entered. Both User and Administrator passwords are supported by the BIOS. Each password
can be independently set or cleared during system configuration using a setup. The maximum
length of the password is seven characters. The password cannot have characters other than
alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9).
Once set, a password can be cleared by changing it to a null string. Entering the User password
will allow the user to modify the time, date, language, user password. Other setup fields can be
modified only if the Administrator password is entered. If only one password is set, this
password is required to enter Setup.
Administrator has control over all fields in the setup including the ability to clear user password.
If the user enters three wrong passwords in a row during the boot sequence, the system will be
placed into a halt state. This feature makes it difficult to break the password by “trial and error”
method.
4.10.1
Notes:
Administrator/User Passwords and F2 Setup Usage Model
• Visible=option string is active and changeable
• Hidden=option string is inactive and not visible
• Shaded=option string is gray-out and view-only
There are four possible password scenarios:
Scenario #1
Admin/Supervisor Password Not Installed
User Password
Not Installed
Login Type: N/A
Set Admin/Supervisor Password (visible)
Set User Password (visible)
User Access Level [Full]** (shaded)
Clear User Password (hidden)
**: User Access Level option will be Full and Shaded as long as the admin/supervisor password
is not installed.
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