2.8.9 Secure Boot
Allows you to congure the Windows
®
Secure Boot settings and manage its keys to protect
the system from unauthorized access and malwares during POST.
OS Type [Windows UEFI mode]
Allows you to select your installed operating system.
[Windows UEFI mode] This item allows you to select your installed operating system.
Execute the Microsoft
®
Secure Boot check. Only select this
option when booting on Windows
®
UEFI mode or other Microsoft
®
Secure Boot compliant OS.
[Other OS] Get the optimized function when booting on Windows
®
non-UEFI
mode. Microsoft
®
Secure Boot only supports Windows
®
UEFI
mode.
Key Management
This allows you to manage the Secure Boot keys.
Clear Secure Boot keys
This item appears only when you load the default Secure Boot keys. This item allows
you to clear all the previously applied Secure Boot keys.
Save Secure Boot Keys
This item allows you to save all the Secure Boot keys to a USB storage device.
PK Management
The Platform Key (PK) locks and secures the rmware from any non-permissible
changes. The system veries the PK before your system enters the OS.
Set New Key
This item allows you to load the downloaded PK from a USB storage device.
Delete key
Allows you to delete the PK from your system. Once the PK is deleted, all the
system’s Secure Boot keys will not be active. Conguration options: [Yes] [No]
The PK le must be formatted as a public key certicate or UEFI variable structure with
time-based authenticated variable.
KEK Management
The KEK (Key-exchange Key or Key Enrollment Key) manages the Signature database
(db) and Revoked Signature database (dbx).
Key-exchange Key (KEK) refers to Microsoft
®
Secure Boot Key-Enrollment Key (KEK).
Set New Key
Allows you to load the downloaded KEK from a USB storage device.
Append Key
Allows you to load the additional KEK from a storage device for an additional db and
dbx loaded management.
The KEK le must be formatted as a public key certicate or UEFI variable structure with
time-based authenticated variable.
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