[Ti] Protecting your Data

[David Remahl]

Neil's method actually involvs _encrypting_ the data, not just password 
protecting it. That means you would have to crack the encryption to get 
at the data.

/ Regards, David Remahl

> Hmmm...  That's an interesting idea!
> The only problem; your data isn't secure to anybody with a MacOS X 
> install disk who knows how to use the Reset Admin Password thing, is 
> it?  They could reset your password, and the encrypted volume would 
> still open with the newly reset password when the same user logs in.
> But a great idea for cases where physical access to the machine is 
> restricted and you want to get a little extra security...
>
> Personally, I think it's a GOOD thing that it's not totally secure; I 
> work in computer repair and we'd probably end up seeing a few people 
> with forgotten passwords wanting us to attempt data recovery.
>
> Neil Cadsawan <rainer3 at mac.com> writes:
>> This is actually something that is covered in the new Mac OS X
>> Administration and Integration sysadmin technical training course from
>> Apple that will be going live in January. As the author of that 
>> section
>> of the course, let me give you a bare bones outline here.