Dell Latitude 5500 Setup and Specifications

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Security

Table 1. SecurityThe following table describes the information about the computer’s security:
Option	Description
Admin Password	Allows you to set, change, and delete the admin password.
System Password	Allows you to set, change, and delete the system password.
Internal HDD-2 Password	This option lets you set, change, or delete the password on the system's internal hard disk drive (HDD).
Strong Password	This option lets you enable or disable strong passwords for the system.
Password Configuration	Allows you to control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for a administrative password and the system password. The range of characters is between 4 and 32.
Password Bypass	This option lets you bypass the System (Boot) Password and the internal HDD password prompts during a system restart. Disabled — Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password when they are set. This option is enabled by default. Reboot Bypass — Bypass the password prompts on Restarts (warm boots). NOTE The system will always prompt for the system and internal HDD passwords when powered on from the off state (a cold boot). Also, the system will always prompt for passwords on any module bay HDDs that may be present.
Password Change	This option lets you determine whether changes to the System and Hard Disk passwords are permitted when an administrator password is set. Allow Non-Admin Password Changes - This option is enabled by default.
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates	This option controls whether this system allows BIOS updates via UEFI capsule update packages. This option is selected by default. Disabling this option will block BIOS updates from services such as Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS)
TPM 2.0 Security	Allows you to control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is visible to the operating system. TPM On (default) Clear PPI Bypass for Enable Commands PPI Bypass for Disable Commands PPI Bypass for Clear Commands Attestation Enable (default) Key Storage Enable (default) SHA-256 (default) Choose any one option: Disabled Enabled (default)
Absolute	This field lets you Enable, Disable or Permanently Disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Absolute Persistence Module service from Absolute Software. Enabled - This option is selected by default. Disabled Permanently Disabled
OROM Keyboard Access	This option determines whether users are able to enter Option ROM configuration screen via hotkeys during boot. Enabled (default) Disabled One Time Enable
Admin Setup Lockout	Allows you to prevent users from entering Setup when Admin password is set. This option is not set by default.
Master Password Lockout	Allows you to disable master password support Hard Disk passwords need to be cleared before the settings can be changed. This option is not set by default.
SMM Security Mitigation	Allows you to enable or disable additional UEFI SMM Security Mitigation protections. This option is not set by default.