Intel Desktop Board DH87RL Technical Product Specification
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• For enhanced security, use different passwords for the supervisor and user
passwords.
• Valid password characters are A-Z, a-z, and 0-9. Passwords may be up to
19 characters in length.
Table 41 shows the effects of setting the supervisor password and user password.
This table is for reference only and is not displayed on the screen.
Table 41. Supervisor and User Password Functions
Password
Set
Supervisor
Mode
User Mode
Setup Options
Password
to Enter
Setup
Password
During
Boot
Neither Can change all
options
(Note)
Can change all
options
(Note)
None None None
Supervisor
only
Can change all
options
Can change a
limited
number of
options
Supervisor Password Supervisor None
User only N/A Can change all
options
Enter Password
Clear User Password
User User
Supervisor
and user set
Can change all
options
Can change a
limited
number of
options
Supervisor Password
Enter Password
Supervisor or
user
Supervisor or
user
Note: If no password is set, any user can change all Setup options.
NOTE
The BIOS complies with NIST Special Publication 800-147 BIOS Protection Guidelines /
Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Refer to
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-147/NIST-SP800-147-April2011.pdf
for
more information.