[SOLVED] Anyone can reset a password on MacOS and access HD data?

SierraNevada · Jul 28, 2015

I lost the password on a macbook air (OS 10.9) and found out that i could reinitialise it with the OS tools without loosing any data.
That's good news because i've recovered everything... but suddenly i release that anyone could do the same and access all my data? That means the only way to keep my data private is to activate the encryption on the hard drive volume?

Someone Somewhere · Jul 28, 2015

Correct. Unless the data is encrypted, anyone with hardware access can read it. This applies to pretty much any storage medium or OS.

torbendalum · Jul 28, 2015

Indeed so, in windows it is also not that hard to remove a user password, you need to encrypt the drive to be protected.

SierraNevada · Jul 28, 2015

Ok thanks guys. Data is maybe not the biggest issue but websites accounts recorded passwords are because they provide access to a lot of things one doesn't want to share. So I can (either not record passwords), either use a wallet kind of tool to encrypt these, or use and encrypted partition to store the OS or applications? Any reco?

Someone Somewhere · Jul 28, 2015

Some browsers allow you to have a 'master password' which is used to encrypt the other passwords.

I'm not sure, but I think Windows encrypts certain credentials with your login password - IE might use this. Not sure.

torbendalum · Jul 28, 2015

loots of password keepers are available, here are some for osx http://www.imore.com/best-password-manager-apps-mac-1password-onesafe-lastpass-more

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[SOLVED] Anyone can reset a password on MacOS and access HD data?

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