Change Owner Password

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Infineon Security Platform Solution - Settings Tool

With this dialog you can change the Owner Password.

Availability of dialog:

This dialog is only available from the Advanced page of Settings Tool.
This dialog is not available in server mode since Trusted Computing Management Server manages Owner Passwords.

Please note general hints regarding password handling.

The following table gives hints on how to use this dialog:

Dialog Element	Explanation
Old password	Provide the old Owner Password here. You can either type in the password or provide an Owner Password Backup file. To guarantee that the manually typed Owner Password fulfills principal quality requirements, a set of basic rules for password handling should be taken into consideration.
From File...	Click here to provide an Owner Password Backup file, if have have saved your Owner Password to a backup file and do not want to type the password.
New password	Provide the new Owner Password here. You can either type in the password or generate a random password.
Random	Click here to generate a random Owner Password instead of typing a new password. This way you can easily make sure to use a safe password which meets password length and complexity requirements. Make sure to unhide, print or save the random password before you close this dialog.
Confirm new password	Enter the password again to confirm (not necessary if you have generated a random new password).
To File...	Click here to save the new Owner Password to a backup file. You will be able to use this file for Owner authentication instead of typing the password.
Print...	Click this button to print the new Owner Password. Make sure to store the printout in a safe location.
Hide passwords	Uncheck this checkbox, if you want the see the passwords.

Note that due to policy Enable stringent password field security you may not be allowed to cut, copy, paste and see passwords in clear text.

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