Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!news.linkpendium.com!news.linkpendium.com!panix!MIX!Blackbird From: billy@MIX.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: File vault, firmware password, etc Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 17:05:46 +0000 (UTC) Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: <1lhxa48.1f825xadchjy0N%dcohenspam@talktalk.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: panix5.panix.com X-Trace: reader2.panix.com 1393866346 1691 166.84.1.5 (3 Mar 2014 17:05:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 17:05:46 +0000 (UTC) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:57520 Jolly Roger writes about Firmware Password: > It can, however be bypassed by changing the hardware configuration (for > instance removing / adding RAM). Someone with physical access to the > machine can overcome it. Not on machines using the Atmel chip. You either have to let Apple read and decrypt the data on it, or replace the chip yourself. Or, feed "Atmel bios chip" into the search engine of your choice, and find someone willing to do it for you. Anyway, I'd expect this includes most all of the Intel-based Macs. > Also, someone with root access to the machine can read the firmware > password easily with the nvram command-line utility. I will try to look at this later (don't have a password protected machine available right now). Billy Y.. -- sub #'9+1 ,r0 ; convert ascii byte add #9.+1 ,r0 ; to an integer bcc 20$ ; not a number