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I can't imagine Apple offering this option -- it doesn't really align with their strengths (privacy first) and weaknesses (data centers). They'd need to fix so

by cbhl 8y ago

I can't imagine Apple offering this option -- it doesn't really align with their strengths (privacy first) and weaknesses (data centers). They'd need to fix so much of iCloud first.

kalleboo 8y ago
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204837 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204837 > If you're using OS X Yosemite or later, you can choose to use your iCloud account to unlock your disk and reset your password > If you're using OS X Mavericks, you can choose to store a FileVault recovery key with Apple by providing the questions and answers to three security questions. Choose answers that you're sure to remember > If you don't want to use iCloud FileVault recovery, you can create a local recovery key. Keep the letters and numbers of the key somewhere safe—other than on your encrypted startup disk
- xmodem 8y ago
  Take a look at this blackhat talk from Apple's head of security Ivan Krstic, where he explains the mechanism they use to secure credentials stored in the cloud: https://youtu.be/BLGFriOKz6U?t=22m31s https://youtu.be/BLGFriOKz6U?t=22m31s
- cbhl 8y ago
  TIL! Thanks for the correction.