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SK0-005 · Question #503

A technician is preparing a deployment of servers to be used by staff at a remote location. Which of the following should the technician do to prevent access to the hardware configuration?

The correct answer is B. Enable a UEFI password. Enabling a UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) password prevents unauthorized users from making changes to the server's hardware configuration settings, such as boot order or device settings. This is crucial for protecting the integrity of the server at a remote…

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Question

A technician is preparing a deployment of servers to be used by staff at a remote location. Which of the following should the technician do to prevent access to the hardware configuration?

Options

  • AEnable an administrator account
  • BEnable a UEFI password
  • CDisable WOL
  • DEnable encryption at rest

How the community answered

(22 responses)
  • B
    86% (19)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    9% (2)

Explanation

Enabling a UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) password prevents unauthorized users from making changes to the server's hardware configuration settings, such as boot order or device settings. This is crucial for protecting the integrity of the server at a remote location where physical security might be more difficult to enforce.

Topics

#Server Security#UEFI/BIOS Security#Hardware Access Control#Firmware Protection

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