[Macpartners] FileVault Key Escrow

[Sar Haidar]

Greetings,

Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) is pleased to announce that Macs purchased and imaged by IS&T’s Hardware & Software Deployment Team will have FileVault <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204837> (FileVault 2) automatically enabled with the recovery key escrowed in Casper <http://ist.mit.edu/casper>.

About FileVault
FileVault is the native data encryption tool for OS X Lion (10.7) and later. It uses a whole disk encryption schema similar to BitLocker’s (The native Windows encryption client) and is the recommended solution for encryption on the Mac. For more information, see Apple’s page on FileVault <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204837>.

If you manage computers for your department, lab, or center (DLC), you will need to follow FileVault deployment instructions <https://kb.mit.edu/confluence/display/istcontrib/Casper+-+FileVault+2+Encryption> to enable it for existing computers. You can use FileVault on standalone computers or ones that don’t have the Casper client installed; however, you will need to escrow the recovery key in a secure place. IS&T strongly recommends that community member do not enable FileVault 2 without assistance from an IT manager or consultant.

Getting Help
To learn more about deploying FileVault in your DLC, see the FileVault page i the IS&T Knowledge Base. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the IS&T Service Desk at helpdesk at mit.edu <mailto:helpdesk at mit.edu> or 617.253.1101. You can also submit a request online <http://ist.mit.edu/help>. 


Sar Haidar
Manager, Hardware & Software Deployment
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
IS&T | Enabling Services | Hardware & Software Distribution
W91 - 101b | 617.253.8375 | shaidar at mit.edu




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