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Title: macOS 10.13 High Sierra Stores APFS Encrypted Disk Passwords in Plaintext
Post by: HCK on March 28, 2018, 04:05:15 pm
macOS 10.13 High Sierra Stores APFS Encrypted Disk Passwords in Plaintext

Uh oh! macOS and iOS forensic analyst, Sarah Edwards, recently reported on a bug in macOS X 10.13 High Sierra that stores passwords to encrypted external APFS volumes in plaintext. These passwords are stored in system log files and can easily be retrieved with a simple terminal command. Apple always publishes security notes after system updates […]

Source: macOS 10.13 High Sierra Stores APFS Encrypted Disk Passwords in Plaintext (https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/macos-10-13-high-sierra-stores-apfs-encrypted-disk-passwords-in-plaintext/)