Types of password in computer
Some
laptop systems can have up to three passwords set to them. These passwords are
as follow:
laptop systems can have up to three passwords set to them. These passwords are
as follow:
Power
on Password (POP): – Protects
the system from being powered on by an unauthorized user. The POP must be
entered before an OS will boot.
on Password (POP): – Protects
the system from being powered on by an unauthorized user. The POP must be
entered before an OS will boot.
Hard
disk password (HDP): –Protects the information on your drive from access by an
unauthorized user. If you set an HDP, other cannot access the data on your hard
disk without knowing the password, even if the drive installed on another
system.
disk password (HDP): –Protects the information on your drive from access by an
unauthorized user. If you set an HDP, other cannot access the data on your hard
disk without knowing the password, even if the drive installed on another
system.
Supervisor Password (SVP): – Protects the information stored in the bios setup. The
svp must be entered in order to get access the BIOS setup and make changes to
configuration settings the SVP is stored on the motherboard in a specialized
type of memory and cannot be accessed or reset if lost.
svp must be entered in order to get access the BIOS setup and make changes to
configuration settings the SVP is stored on the motherboard in a specialized
type of memory and cannot be accessed or reset if lost.
