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SecurityNotes & Warnings
Ability
If FileVault is enabled on an account, access to that account’s Public folder and Sites folder will not be available to anyone else, regardless if the user is logged in or not. So, if that user wishes to serve a website out of the Sites folder in their home folder, activating FileVault is would not be a viable option for him or her.
Stability
There have been several reports of people losing data with FileVault and various related errata under Mac OS X v10.3.0, but the 10.3.1 update along with …
November 16, 2003 • 5 min read
SecurityMac OS X FileVault Security Advisory
Advisory Title: FileVault Leaves Unencrypted Home Data Behind
Release Date: 2003 November 6
Fix Date: Mac OS X 10.4 (May 2005)
Affected Product: Mac OS X 10.3 Build 7B85
Impact: Unencrypted Data Left Behind
Where: Local System
Author: CodeSamurai (codesamurai@mac.com)
Update (Mac OS X 10.4): With the release of Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger), Apple has included a fix for this in the FileVault enabling process. When the user goes to enable FileVault on their user account in System Preferences, one of the sheets will now have a “Use secure erase” checkbox. …
November 6, 2003 • 3 min read