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Effect of password reset on confidential data encryption
Hi,
Effect of password reset on confidential data encryption
Awesome tip and very clean writeup. Logical. :)
I'd recommend that once you are switched over and are sure everything works, that you delete all backups of the old data on your Time Machine drive. I'm not sure how to do this securely, but perhaps a secure wipe free space program (will need to look for a tip!) can be run on your Time Machine drive as well as your original drive.
I have recently learned though that the account password on a Mac can be easily reset by making use of the OS X installation DVD. What happens if a thief steals my MacBook and resets my account password? Does the confidential data remain encrypted, or is it still all dencrypted at login, even if there is not account password?When the account password is reset, the login keychain will be opened as well. Be sure to create a new keychain if you wish to store the password for your encrypted sparse bundle, you can even make it the default keychain and it'll still be secure in that instance. Also, your sparse bundle will be using either 128 or 256 bit AES encryption, so as long as you have a strong password the data itself is secure. chris |
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