Recent oddities with FileVault Recovery Keys, and a new exploit GoFetch, raise concerns over how secure FileVault protection is.
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You’ve just updated to 14.4 or 14.4.1 and are prompted to set up a new Recovery Key for FileVault. What do you do next, and how should you check the key?
T2 and Apple silicon Macs always encrypt the Data volume in internal storage. So why bother with enabling FileVault? And can you do that on external bootable disks?
On T2 and M1 Macs, FileVault provides robust protection of the Data volume on internal storage without any performance penalty.
What is FileVault encryption? Is it the same as that on an M1 Mac’s internal SSD, or something different? How can you use it instead of overwriting an SSD? Which boot volumes are encrypted?
How FileVault encryption failed, apparently damaging an SSD with less than 250 hours use. And what I did to fix it.
How to encrypt your hard disk without tears, using macOS FileVault. Includes addressing problems.
FileVault is most secure and robust when you shut your Mac down. But there are many times when you want full protection when only sleeping.
Do you use FileVault to secure your Mac? Are you running macOS Sierra? Have you updated to 10.12.2 […]
From late 2012 until 2021, Apple sold many iMacs and Mac minis with Fusion Drives. Did they really offer the best of both worlds, and why have they gone now?