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A brief history of FileVault

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First securing the Home folder in an encrypted sparse disk image, then to whole-volume encryption using CoreStorage, now using T2 and Apple silicon chips.

October 19, 2024 Macs, Technology

Will your encrypted data be safe in future?

How will quantum cryptography and the ease with which it should break current methods of encryption, affect the security of data on my Mac?

May 28, 2024 Macs, Technology

How secure is Secure Erase (EACAS)?

Could old images be retained on a device or your Mac after you had securely erased it using Erase Assistant?

May 23, 2024 Macs, Technology

APFS: Log entries

How to obtain and read entries in the Unified log made by APFS. Their structure, and a guide to their identification and occurrence.

May 6, 2024 Macs, Technology

How robust is your Mac’s encryption?

Quantum computers are coming, and with them the likelihood they can break today’s encryption methods. Prepare now against the future, using iMessage’s latest features.

April 16, 2024 Macs, Technology

APFS: Encryption and sealing

Keybags, wrapping keys, VEKs and KEKs all explained. Did you realise how Recovery Keys are implemented? Or how the SSV protects against read errors?

April 11, 2024 Macs, Technology

How FileVault passwords work, and are they now vulnerable?

Recent oddities with FileVault Recovery Keys, and a new exploit GoFetch, raise concerns over how secure FileVault protection is.

April 3, 2024 Macs, Technology

What to do when offered a new FileVault Recovery Key

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?

March 28, 2024 Macs, Technology

Serious bugs fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.3

Sparse bundle passwords, shared folders in macOS VMs, and security updates for VMs, are all important fixes. But none for the Finder.

January 24, 2024 Macs, Technology

Tips of the year: work around bugs and limitations

How to change the password for an encrypted sparse bundle, and how to use an ISO keyboard in a macOS VM on Apple silicon.

December 30, 2023 Macs, Technology

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