
5
Creating a password
To reduce vulnerability to a dictionary attack, MEBx enforces the following minimum criteria for a password:
• 8 – 32 characters long
• Upper- and lower-case Latin characters (for example: A, a, B, b)
• At least one digit (for example: 0, 1, 2, … , 9).
• One of the following non-alphanumeric characters:
– Exclamation !
– At @
– Number #
– Dollar $
– Percent %
– Caret ^
– Asterisk *
Note that the underscore character ( _ ) is considered alpha-numeric.
The following characters are not allowed:
– Quotation mark “
– Apostrophe ‘
– Comma ,
– Greater than >
– Less than <
– Colon :
– Ampersand &
– Space
BIOS prerequisites
For best performance and to take advantage of AMT 9.x features, make sure the PC meets the following prerequisites:
• System BIOS 1.00 or later
• Intel AMT Management Engine firmware (ME FW) level 9.0.5.1367 or later
• MEBx 9.0.0.0024 or later
The system BIOS and ME FW must be updated individually. For more information on flashing the system BIOS and ME FW,
refer to the BIOS Flash white paper. Use the following steps to locate the document that applies to your particular system:
1. Go to www.hp.com.
2. Select Support & Drivers.
3. Select Support & Drivers.
4. Select Product Support & Troubleshooting.
5. Enter the particular product name/number and click Search.
6. Select the Manuals link under Resources.
7. Select White Papers.
Note
Intel AMT 9.x allows certain versions of ME FW to be downgraded to earlier versions, which may be useful for
troubleshooting purposes.
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