There are several steps to password protect a Mac, we’ll cover the essentials so that if someone is to turn on your Mac, wake it from a screensaver, or wake from sleep, they will be required to enter a password in order to use the computer.
Do you protect your Mac from prying-eyes? If not, now is a good time to start. We’ll show you two ways to password protect your Macbook.
July 1st, 2010
Create a master password in Mac OS X 10.5
No Comments, Create MAC Password, by Albel.A MAC master password can be created to allow access to any account protected by FileVault. Once a user forgot his FileVault-protected account password , you can use the master password to access the account and change the FileVault password. You should create a strong, secure password for MAC master password.
June 29th, 2010
Create password-protected (encrypted) disk image in Mac OS X 10.3 or later
No Comments, Create MAC Password, by Albel.Learn how to create an encrypted disk image useing Disk Utility. An encrypted disk image works just like a regular disk image but requires a password to open and become available (“mount”).