Dell Trusted Device Technical Advisories v4.4 - Technical Documentation and User Guide
Summary
Dell Trusted Device Technical Advisories version 4.4, published May 2022. Documents new features, resolved security advisories, and fixed technical issues for Dell Trusted Device security software. Covers Dell Latitude, OptiPlex, Precision, and XPS product lines with integration guidance for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, Carbon Black, and Docker environments.
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Dell Trusted Device Technical Advisories v4.4
May 2022 Rev. A01
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Dell Trusted Device Technical Advisories v4.4 May 2022 Rev. A01
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of d...
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Contents Chapter 1: Technical Advisories.....................................................................................................6 Contact Dell Pro Support for Software.......................
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Technical Advisories v3.4.................................................................................................................................................12 New Features and Functional...
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Technical Advisories v2.3................................................................................................................................................20 New Features and Functionali...
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Technical Advisories The Dell Trusted Device agent is part of the Dell Safe BIOS product portfolio. The Trusted Device agent includes BIOS Verification, Image Capture, and BIOS Events & Indicators...
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Technical Advisories v4.4 In rare situations, the recommended BIOS version that is written in Windows Event Viewer currently identifies non- production BIOS versions as recommended. Verify the latest ...
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New Features and Functionality v4.1 Microsoft Endpoint Manager is a highly versatile platform containing a combination of services that IT administrators use. Microsoft Endpoint Manager includes the f...
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Latitude 5521 Latitude 7320 Latitude 7320 2-In-1 Latitude 7420 Latitude 7520 Latitude 9520 Precision 3560 Precision 3561 Precision 5560 Precision 5760 Precision 7560 Precision 7760 XPS 9310 XPS 9310 2...
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Resolved Technical Advisories v3.9 No technical advisories exist. Technical Advisories v3.9 No technical advisories exist. New Features and Functionality v3.8 The following platforms are now supported...
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New Features and Functionality v3.6 Trusted Device v3.6 now includes Intel ME Verification. The Intel Management Engine (Intel ME) is an independent microcontroller that is built into Intel processor ...
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Technical Advisories v3.5 No technical advisories exist. New Features and Functionality v3.4 No technical advisories exist. Resolved Security Advisories v3.4 No security advisories exist. Resolved Tec...
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Opti Plex 7060 Precision 3630 Precision 5530 Precision 7730 XPS 9380 XPS 9575 Resolved Security Advisories v3.2 No security advisories exist. Resolved Technical Advisories v3.2 Security Risk Protectio...
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Image Capture now has a 200 day retention period. The following platforms are now supported by BIOS Verification: Latitude 5320 Latitude 5520 Latitude 7320 Latitude 7420 Latitude 7520 Resolved Securit...
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Technical Advisories v2.11 All Trusted Device files are not currently removed during uninstallation. As a workaround, delete the Trusted Device folder in C:\Program Files\DELL. [DPS-2613] New Features...
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Resolved Security Advisories v2.10 The BIOS Verification certificate pinning workflow has been hardened. [DPS-2524] Resolved Technical Advisories v2.10 After upgrading, the Trusted Device agent no lon...
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Technical Advisories v2.9 While scanning for anti-virus and firewall solutions, Trusted Device may write an erroneous exception to logs. [DPS-2480, DPS-2455] Trusted Device features cannot be modified...
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Latitude 7310 2-in-1 Latitude 7410 Latitude 7410 2-in-1 Latitude 9510 Latitude 9510 2-in-1 Opti Plex 3080 Opti Plex 3280 Opti Plex 5080 Opti Plex 5480 All-in-One Opti Plex 7080 Opti Plex 7480 All-in-O...
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Event Viewer Source locations are standardized for BIOS Verification and BIOS Events & Indicators of Attack. For more information, see Results, Troubleshooting, and Remediation in the Trusted Devi...
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Latitude 5410 Latitude 5510 Latitude 7210 2-in-1 Latitude 9410 Precision 3550 Resolved Technical Advisories v2.4 During installation, selecting the Command-line window no longer causes the installatio...
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New Features and Functionality v2.2 The Trusted Device agent service is now hardened, and users with administrative privileges cannot disable it. Resolved Technical Advisories v2.2 The Dell Diagnostic...
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Default = every 500 ms Value (in decimal) = 500 - reads a different BIOS attribute every 500 ms Value (in decimal) = 2000 - reads a different BIOS attribute every 2000 ms The following platforms are s...
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Resolved Technical Advisories v1.7 Results no longer take up to 30 seconds to populate. [DPS-587] The Dell Diagnostic Info utility now collects all registry information for BIOS Verification. [DPS-925...
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Optiplex 5070 Optiplex 5250 All-in-One Optiplex 5260 All-in-One Optiplex 5270 All-in-One Optiplex 7050 Optiplex 7060 Optiplex 7070 Optiplex 7450 All-in-One Optiplex 7460 All-in-One Optiplex 7470 All-i...
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Resolved Technical Advisories v1.5 An issue resulting in false verification failure for platforms with multiple valid BIOS images is resolved. [DPS-306, DPS-307, DPS-699, DPS-820, DPS-822] Technical A...
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XPS 15 7590 BIOS Verification now supports Image Capture. After detecting a corrupt or tampered image, BIOS Verification copies the image to the EFI partition then to %PROGRAMDATA%\Dell\BIOSVerificati...
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| Brand | Dell |
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| Pages | 26 |
| File Size | 188.02 KB |
| Published | July 01, 2026 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the new platforms supported in BIOS Verification v1.2?
Latitude 3301, Latitude 7400, Precision 3541, Precision 5540, XPS 13 7390 2-in-1, and XPS 15 7590.
How does the image capture feature work in BIOS Verification v1.2?
It detects corrupt or tampered images and copies them to the EFI partition then to %PROGRAMDATA%DellBIOSVerificationImageCapture.
Why might I encounter an error when changing the Image Store directory?
BIOS Verification does not currently check for write access to the destination directory.
What is the file naming convention for captured BIOS images?
Images are named BIOSImageCaptureMMDDYYYY_HHMMSS.rcv, signed and stored with the date and time of copy.