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Your coworker is "full of it" for the following reasons: - Storage is always encrypted on Apple Silicon Macs.[1] - You can enable FileVault, but all FileVault
by runjake 3y ago
Your coworker is "full of it" for the following reasons:
- Storage is always encrypted on Apple Silicon Macs.[1]
- You can enable FileVault, but all FileVault does on Apple Silicon is add the user's password as an additional key[2]. There is not an additional performance hit with FileVault.
1. https://support.apple.com/guide/security/data-protection-overview-secf6276da8a/web https://support.apple.com/guide/security/data-protection-ove...
2. https://support.apple.com/guide/security/volume-encryption-with-filevault-sec4c6dc1b6e/web https://support.apple.com/guide/security/volume-encryption-w...
- mickelsen 3y agoWow! So this explains why setting it up later down the road is almost instant on Macs with T2 or M1/M2? Because IIRC with <2016 macs there was a long wait if you already have been using that disk for a while.
- speedgoose 3y agoThanks, that's good to know.