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MacOS able to access data without password
On a Mac, one can go into recovery mode by turning off the Mac and clicking Command R while turning it on. Then, by typing resetpassword into Terminal, one is able to reset the password without ...
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Is using numeric passwords on Macs reasonable for average users?
Is using a numeric password (similar to a PIN code on a phone) on Macs reasonable for regular users, considering they are the norm for passcodes on iOS devices?
Traditionally user accounts on Macs ...
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How is it possible for user's password to be changed after storage was encrypted? (on OS X, Android)
There are built-in functionalities to encrypt a storage on OS X (FileVault) and Android.
On OS X: to enable encryption current user must have a password protected account. After enabling the ...
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hashcat specify number of characters
I am trying to figure out a macOS hash 10.8+ and I happen to know that it uses A-Z, a-z, 0-9, is 6-8 characters, and almost certainly random. Currently, it spits out an error regarding hash length ...
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Increase password iterations?
Is it possible to strengthen the macOS login password by increasing the number of sha-512 iterations?
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Is it possible to open Chrome's databases.db in another MacBook?
According to this post, Chrome passwords are stored in /Users/$USER/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/databases/Databases.db. Is it possible for an attacker to copy Chrome passwords ...
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Is the macOS Universal Clipboard secure?
Since the introduction of Universal Clipboard on Apple's operating systems, I've found myself increasingly relying on it to paste passwords and authentication codes from my MacBook to my iPhone and ...
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Can everyone see my Chrome passwords if they boot a live Linux distro?
I have an iMac 27" Late 2012. My browser is Google Chrome and I have a handful of passwords saved in it.
When I come across a website that requires authentication, Chrome automates it without asking ...
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How safe are the passwords suggested by Apple keychain?
Safari on recent versions of Mac OSX can suggest passwords on signup forms. These passwords have the a similar form (the alphanumeric characters are separated by dashes: AbC-dEf-941-T3k) and they only ...
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Under what conditions does Safari have access to the Keychain?
The Keychain is shared among many different apple products and includes asymmetric, symmetric, and other types of security data.
People who use iCloud, and also enable the keychain synchronization ...
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I didn't wipe my hard drive before I sold it. How would a criminal take advantage?
I just sold a Mac Mini, and I erased/formatted the hard drive before I turned it over, but I didn't wipe it securely (not wise, I know). How would a criminal take advantage of this fact? What is the ...
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Password entry on OS X and keyloggers
There's several places in my ‘personal security infrastructure’ (is there a better phrase for that?) where I find myself typing very important passwords into text-fields on OS X (for instance, dis-...
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Can any App Store app access all of my passwords?
Whilst researching another question, I've noticed that on OS X 10.9.4 there are many instances of Library/Keychains/login.keychain from ~ within the Data folder of what looks like apps from Apple App ...
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In what sense is Knock to Unlock safer than a password?
I've recently seen a youtube video, which is advertising an iphone app which will unlock your mac computer by knocking on your iphone. The ad is claiming that it is faster and safer than typing your ...
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How to secure data before returning Macbook Air?
I am returning my MacBook Air to Apple and want to know the best way to ensure my data is not recoverable from the flash storage. I currently have Filevault 2 enabled, however before I enabled it I ...
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