Hi Dan, Curious. How did you know that full Lion disk encryption is 128 bit? On Sep 6, 2011, at 12:50 AM, Dan wrote:
> 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. > -- 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.
