the process of converting information using an algorithm (or cipher) to render the information unreadable to anyone who doesn't have the algorithm (also known as a key)
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External USB drive connected to Airport Extreme doesn't show up in Airport Utility
I have connected an external drive to my Airport Extreme, but it doesn't show up in Finder, and it doesn't show up in the list of drives when I connect to the Airport Utility.
The same drive worked ...
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Encrypting sensitive data on Mac + Windows
I've been a long-time Windows user, using a utility called AxCrypt to encrypt sensitive documents which holded sensitive info (bank passwords, credit card numbers, etc).
I had an encrypted Excel ...
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How to set up encrypted Time Machine backups to a remote drive?
I have an external drive which I used to do encrypted TM backups to, via a direct USB connection (i.e. the entire drive became encrypted - Lion).
I would like to switch to wireless backups but ...
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How to store password for Logical Volume in keychain?
I have a Logical Volume with UUID 73D724AB-9999-9999-9999-8F1E1F5DF83F and it is password protected. The volume name is Workspace.
The password is very long. Thus, I would like to create an password ...
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Is FileVault 2 + SSD + OverProvisioning possible?
As the title says, could someone accomplish this?
I couldn't.
FileVault 2 wizard tells me that the disk isn't compatible with it.
I have only 3 partitions on main disk, and Recovery HD was cloned ...
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Recover a deleted encrypted partition?
As my previous external HDD threw some disturbing SMART Warnings, I bought a new Hard Drive. It arrived earlier today, I formatted it and made some backups onto it at it has more space and I wanted to ...
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OpenPGP encryption of mails in Mountain Lion
I've been trying to find out any way to OpenPGP encrypt mails while sending from Apple Mail or any other email app in Mountain Lion.
GPGTools' GPGMail is not yet ready for Mountain Lion.
MailMate ...
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encrypted time machine backups to a single external hdd from more than one mbp
I am planning to get a external HDD for time machine backups for 2 macbook pros.
Can both of them backup to the same HDD
Can the disk be time machine encrypted and still be accessible to both?
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Does Notational Velocity/nvALT securely sync with Simplenote?
I set nvALT to use a single database to store my notes. Using a database provides the benefit of encryption. I also sync my notes using Simplenote.
I just noticed this warning at the bottom of the ...
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Can a FileVault-encrypted partition be accessed using a password I supplied during OS X install?
I have a MacBook (Retina, Mid 2012 if it's relevant) which I installed Mountain Lion onto, creating one user account only (an Admin account). There is a Guest User, marked for "Sharing Only". The hard ...
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Need application that use FIPS 140-2 encryption libraries
I want send email in secure way. Do you have any recommendation?
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How to set up ZEVO / ZFS on an internal disk while maintaining full disk encryption?
It seems that it's currently impossible to have the entire boot drive converted to ZFS.
How would one go about converting a single disk HFS+ Filevault 2 setup into a setup which has full encryption ...
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why would keychain access silently discard an S/MIME X.509 certificate?
A co-worker sent me some S/MIME signed email. With anyone else who has done this, the certificate has shown up in my login keychain. Not so with his. I wrote out the attached p7s file, and verified ...
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How do I format an encrypted Integral Secure Key?
I just bought an Integral Secure Key from the Apple store but am fed up with having to use its own software just to transfer files to it as it does not appear as a normal USB drive in Finder.
How can ...
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FileVault 2 gives “boot file not written” error
I'm trying to enable FileVault 2 in Mountain Lion, but a few steps into the process of turning on the encryption I get the error "Boot file not written" and the encryption fails to succeed.
Anyone ...
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MacZfs with encryption on os-x
I have followed these steps for setting up zfs (maczfs 74.3.0, OSX 10.8.3) with encryption. Everything works fine, till I restart the computer.
After the restart, diskutil informs me that the file ...
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Mac OS X Server: automount encrypted drive before login
I have a 4TB Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted) hard drive hanging off a Mac OS X Lion (soon to be Mountain Lion) Server that is dedicated to networked Time Machine backups.
I'd like to be able ...
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Lion doesn't mount encrypted disks anymore
I have several encrypted disks and all of a sudden Lion isn't mounting these disks anymore (it doesn't even asks for a password when I plug the disks). I have tested the disks on another Mac and they ...
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iOS 5 now encrypts my text message backup?
I've always used MesaSQLite to open the SQLite database that stores my iPhone's text messages. I've also used python's sqlite3 module to programmatically do some things with my text messages.
After I ...
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Can I decrypt a dm-crypt filesystem on OS X?
I've been an Ubuntu user for years, and I just got my first Mac. One thing I haven't yet figured out is how to decrypt my encrypted filesystem on which I store my SSH and GPG keys on my flash drive. I ...
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Unable to abort disk decryption process
I got a 2T Western Digital portable drive as my main storage for my MacBook Air, with encryption enabled. Currently I used ~300G out of 2T, with maximum read/write speed of 30 MB/s (USB 2.0)
I just ...
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airport express with encrypt wifi
I have an old airport-express and a wireless network at home which I'm "closing" with WEP encryption. I'm using the airport-express to listen to music playing on my iPad with the bigger speakers at ...
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Disk Encryption on Mac PRO OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63) running Apple RAID Drives
I have a Mac Pro (mid 2010) running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63) with Apple Raid 1T drives and I am running VMware Fusion with Windows 7. FileVault will not install the disk encryption and PGP will ...
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What to backup and restore from IOS using rsync?
I am backing up my jailbroken iphone using full filesystem rsync clone.
The backup command is:
rsync -axvPH --numeric-ids --delete -e 'ssh -i /root/.ssh/ifone' \
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What performance or battery impact does FileVault2 (disk encryption) have on a MacBook Pro Retina?
I'm interested in seeing the performance difference (or load) of FileVault 2 on a MacBook Pro Retina (with SSD)
What are the performance differences and power consumption differences with and without ...
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Can I restore my entire system (OS, boot, and Bootcamp) with TimeMachine if the Motherboard is replaced?
I'm about to send my Mac to be repaired and want to encrypt the hard drive before doing so.
Assuming I do a full backup prior to encryption, will Time Machine allow me to
Overwrite my encrypted ...
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Can't revert CoreStorage, can't reformat physical disk
I bought a new USB drive to use with Mountain Lion's ability to target more than one disk for Time Machine backups. When I first set up the drive, I decided to try encrypting it, which I'm now ...
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How to use my own sparse bundle image on Time Capsule for backups?
I'm trying to create my own sparse bundle image on Time Capsule and set it up for Time Machine. My main requirement is to limit the disk space allowed for backups but I would also like to encrypt ...
