Re: Full Disk Encryption

["Howell, Paul" <grue () UMICH EDU>]

You can use the disk utility to set up an encrypted container, but it's
not user friendly at all and so isn't a viable option.

< paul
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Spransy, Derek [mailto:DSPRANS () EMORY EDU] 
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 10:08 AM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Full Disk Encryption
>
> I don't believe that are any FDE products for Mac.  Filevault 
> is really the only option.  I think a major stumbling block 
> to Mac FDE is pre-boot authentication.  
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott O. Bradner [mailto:sob () HARVARD EDU]
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 9:39 AM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Full Disk Encryption
>
> > So, what product(s) is everyone using for full-disk on Macs?
>
> I agree with teh previous comment on Filevault - it encrypts 
> teh parts of the disk where a user will be putting things - 
> yes a user can get around that if they want to enough but ...
>
> Scott