@@ -246,9 +246,7 @@ Description:
246246 that is being referenced (e.g hdd0, hdd1 etc)
247247 This attribute defaults to device 0.
248248
249- certificate:
250- signature:
251- save_signature:
249+ certificate, signature, save_signature:
252250 These attributes are used for certificate based authentication. This is
253251 used in conjunction with a signing server as an alternative to password
254252 based authentication.
@@ -257,22 +255,27 @@ Description:
257255 The attributes can be displayed to check the stored value.
258256
259257 Some usage examples:
260- Installing a certificate to enable feature:
261- echo <supervisor password > authentication/Admin/current_password
262- echo <signed certificate> > authentication/Admin/certificate
263258
264- Updating the installed certificate:
265- echo <signature> > authentication/Admin/signature
266- echo <signed certificate> > authentication/Admin/certificate
259+ Installing a certificate to enable feature::
267260
268- Removing the installed certificate:
269- echo <signature> > authentication/Admin/signature
270- echo '' > authentication/Admin/certificate
261+ echo "supervisor password" > authentication/Admin/current_password
262+ echo "signed certificate" > authentication/Admin/certificate
271263
272- Changing a BIOS setting:
273- echo <signature> > authentication/Admin/signature
274- echo <save signature> > authentication/Admin/save_signature
275- echo Enable > attribute/PasswordBeep/current_value
264+ Updating the installed certificate::
265+
266+ echo "signature" > authentication/Admin/signature
267+ echo "signed certificate" > authentication/Admin/certificate
268+
269+ Removing the installed certificate::
270+
271+ echo "signature" > authentication/Admin/signature
272+ echo "" > authentication/Admin/certificate
273+
274+ Changing a BIOS setting::
275+
276+ echo "signature" > authentication/Admin/signature
277+ echo "save signature" > authentication/Admin/save_signature
278+ echo Enable > attribute/PasswordBeep/current_value
276279
277280 You cannot enable certificate authentication if a supervisor password
278281 has not been set.
@@ -288,9 +291,10 @@ Description:
288291 certificate_to_password:
289292 Write only attribute used to switch from certificate based authentication
290293 back to password based.
291- Usage:
292- echo <signature> > authentication/Admin/signature
293- echo <password> > authentication/Admin/certificate_to_password
294+ Usage::
295+
296+ echo "signature" > authentication/Admin/signature
297+ echo "password" > authentication/Admin/certificate_to_password
294298
295299
296300What: /sys/class/firmware-attributes/*/attributes/pending_reboot
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