Security menu
If you need to set the security features of your computer, select Security from the ThinkPad Setup program
main menu.
The following table shows the contents of the Security menu.
Notes:
• Some items are displayed on the menu only if the computer supports the corresponding features.
• Default values are in boldface.
Table 5. Security menu items
Menu item
Password
Submenu item
Supervisor Password
Lock UEFI BIOS Settings
Set Minimum Length
Password at unattended
boot
Selection
• Disabled
• Enabled
• Disabled
• Enabled
• Disabled
• Password length options
• Disabled
• Enabled
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Comments
Refer to "Supervisor
password" on page 46.
Enables or disables the
function that protects
items in the ThinkPad
Setup program from
being changed by a user
who does not have the
supervisor password.
By default, this is set to
Disabled. If you set the
supervisor password and
enable this function, no
one but you can change
any items in the ThinkPad
Setup program.
Specify a minimum length
for the power-on password
and hard disk password.
By default, this is set to
Disabled. If you set the
supervisor password and
specify a minimum length
for passwords, no one but
you can change the length.
If you select and enable
Password at unattended
boot, a password prompt
is displayed when the
computer is turned on,
from either a power-off
state or hibernation state.
If you select Disabled,
no password prompt is
displayed; the computer
goes ahead and loads
the operating system.
To prevent unauthorized
access, set the user
authentication on the
operating system.
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