How to encrypt your Mac with FileVault 2, and why you absolutely should<article>
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Apple’s first pass at built-in encryption was, frankly, terrible. The original FileVault, introduced with 10.3 Panther in 2003, only encrypted a user’s home directory, and had a number of functional and implementation problems. FileVault 2 appeared in 2011 with 10.7 Lion, and had almost nothing to do with the original except the name.</p><p>
FileVault 2 offers full-disk encryption (FDE). When enabled, the entire contents of the startup drive are encrypted. When your computer is powered off, the drive’s data is fully unrecoverable without a password. It also lets you use Find My Mac to wipe your drive in a matter of seconds remotely if you’re concerned about into whose hands your computer has fallen. You can enable FileVault 2 with an existing Mac, but starting with 10.10 Yosemite, OS X now encourages turning on FileVault 2 during setup of a laptop.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2880039/how-to-encrypt-your-mac-with-filevault-2-and-why-you-absolutely-should.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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How to encrypt your Mac with FileVault 2, and why you absolutely should
