[P1] encryption

Joost van de Griek joost at jvdg.net
Tue Aug 26 23:06:54 PDT 2003


On 2003-08-26 22:14, Joe Jones wrote:

> OS X is pretty secure, and you can have it not log you in
> automatically, and you can always log out when you're not using it, but
> what happens if someone decides to boot the machine using an OS X
> install CD, resets the admin password and then logs in, or adds a new
> admin user, enables root and changes your password?
> 
> What if someone physically steals the disk? Eventually they'll be able
> to reset your password or get root access.

They'd still need your keychain password.

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