Dell Protected Area Type 1 (Type 213)

Source: Dell libsmbios, src/include/smbios_c/obj/token.h for the layout, and src/libsmbios_c/token/token_impl.h for the type, which is 0xD5.

Describes a protected value, such as a password, which is stored in CMOS and accessed through the indexed I/O ports, and its checksum.

Table 1. Dell Protected Area Type 1 structure
Offset Version Name Length Value Description

0x00

2.0+

Type

BYTE

213

Dell Protected Area Type 1 indicator

0x01

2.0+

Length

BYTE

0x11

Length of the structure

0x02

2.0+

Handle

WORD

Varies

0x04

2.0+

Token ID

WORD

NUMBER

Token of the protected value

0x06

2.0+

Value Length

BYTE

NUMBER

0x07

2.0+

Value Format

BYTE

ENUM

See Value formats for details

0x08

2.0+

Validation Key

WORD

NUMBER

0x0A

2.0+

Index Port

WORD

ADDRESS

I/O port used to select the CMOS location

0x0C

2.0+

Data Port

WORD

ADDRESS

I/O port used to access the selected CMOS location

0x0E

2.0+

Checksum Type

BYTE

ENUM

See Checksum types for details

0x0F

2.0+

Value Start Index

BYTE

NUMBER

CMOS index of the protected value

0x10

2.0+

Checksum Index

BYTE

NUMBER

CMOS index of the checksum of the value

Checksum types are the same as in Checksum types. Value formats are described in Value formats.