Hello, I like the full disk Encryption in OS X 7. However, I also wish the end user could set it to 256 bit encryption instead of just 128 bit. Just my thoughts.
Dan On Sep 5, 2011, at 3:21 PM, anouk radix wrote: > Hi, > Normally I let my systems start up automatically with noi password at all but > now with my new mac I have indeed setup a startup password AND encryption. > After a few minutes of non-use I have to enter that password again. I feel > very secure now even takingmy laptop along to other locations and leaving it > alone for a while. > What I like about the boot up process AFTER your drive is encrypted is, that > if you enter cmd+f5 you will hear a beep when your computer is ready for > input, you then hear a beep if its right and another beep if it is wrong, > also this goes for the password. Just experiment with it for yourself its > very niftily done. > I havent heard of anything like this being possible on a windows system and > while I did not use it before i got my mba, i like it a lot and it makes me > feel a lot more secure. > Greetings, Anouk, > Op 5-9-2011 17:59, Paul Erkens schreef: >> Hi all, >> Just passing on my experience with Lion's file vault. I thought it'd be >> difficult but it's not. Carefully read the dialogs and you're all set. No >> complicated setup. Encryption takes a while. Only thing you are going to >> sacrifice is a voice over supported log in. With encryption enabled, you >> will still get audible feedback though, and it is workable. I thought I'd >> give it a shot so I backed up securely and turned it on, but I don't think >> I'll revert back to normal. I don't notice any speed degradation, though it >> may be present. It just doesn't get in the way. Of course, if your full disk >> is encrypted, only avery small part of the os can be left unencrypted, so >> that's why you don't have voiceover at the login prompt. The prompt now >> comes very quickly, and the rest of the os is loaded after you enter valid >> credentials. >> Paul. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
