MAC Encryption

MAC Laptop Encryption

Per ITS new policy, this is a document to provide details on turning on file vault for all MAC laptops.

• Open System Preferences
• Click on security icon
• Set a master password for the computer (this is different than the users password)
• Turn on file vault
• It will ask the user to create a password to turn file vault on (have them choose something they remember)
• It will take anywhere from 5-60 minutes for file vault to encrypt all the documents
• Upon logging into the system now, users will be required to enter the password they created in the previous step.

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