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Enabling UEFI Secure Boot in UD7-LX 10

Prerequisites

  • IGEL OS 10.04.100 or higher

The version of IGEL Linux can be found in the About window.

UD7-LX 10 supports UEFI Secure Boot by default and no BIOS update is necessary.

It is crucial to set a BIOS password to prevent users from disabling Secure Boot.

Activating the Secure Boot Feature

  1. Turn on (or restart) the IGEL device.

  2. During boot, hold the [DEL] key until you see the Front Page screen shown below.

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  1. In the Administer Secure Boot screen, you will find "Erase all Secure Boot Settings" and "Restore Secure Boot to Factory Settings" set to <Disabled>.

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  1. Change both "Erase all Secure Boot Settings" and "Restore Secure Boot to Factory Settings" to <Enabled>.
    If "Enforce Secure Boot" is not grayed out as in the picture below, change that option to as well.

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  1. Save the changes. To do this, press [F10] and confirm Exit Saving Changes with [Yes].

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    The changes will be saved and the device will be rebooted.

  2. As a last step, verify that Secure Boot is working, see Verifying that Secure Boot is Enabled .