Kontron AT8050 - Manual (Page 114)

Software Setup
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5.1.5 Security Menu
Feature Option Description Help text
Supervisor Password
Installed
Not Installed Indicates the status of the Supervisor
Password.
Indicates the status of
the supervisor password.
User Password
Installed
Not Installed
Indicates the status of the User Password.
Indicates the status of
the user password.
Set Supervisor Password Enter
The supervisor password can be installed or
changed.
Install or change the
supervisor password.
Set User Password Enter The user password can be installed or changed.
Install or change the
user password.
Clear User Password Enter Immediately clears the User password. Clears user password.
User Access Level
No Access
View Only
Limited
Full Access
Controls the user access level to the BIOS
Setup utility. Supervisor has full access to the
BIOS Setup utility. No Access: Prevents user
access to the setup utility. View Only: Allows
read only user access to the setup utility i.e.
none of the fields can be changed. Limited:
Allows limited fields such as date and time to
be changed in user access to the setup utility.
Full Access: Allows unlimited user access to the
setup utility.
Controls access to the
setup utility. No Access:
Prevents user access.
View Only: Allows read
only user access.
Limited: Allows limited
fields to be changed.
Full Access: Allows
unlimited user access.
Execute Disable Bit
Enabled
Disabled
Execute Disable Bit allows the processor to
classify areas in memory by where application
code can execute and where it cannot
preventing certain classes of malicious buffer
overflow attacks when combined with a
supporting operating system.
Enabled: Allows
processor to prevent
application code access
to certain memory
areas. Needs supporting
OS. Disabled: No
restrictions to
application code
memory area access by
processor.