OS 10.4 - Encrypted Disk image mounting without password?

fiveightandten · fiveightandten #1 (**permalink**)

03-02-2008, 01:57 AM

I have any sensitive files on my Macbook stored in an encrypted disk image. All of a sudden today it started mounting without requiring a password.

I can't find any way in disk utility to alter this. Any ideas?

-Nick

fiveightandten · fiveightandten #2 (**permalink**)

03-02-2008, 02:09 AM

Hmmm...it got added to my keychain somehow. I removed it, but does anyone know if there's a way to change an encrypted disk image password?

-Nick

louishen · louishen #3 (**permalink**)

03-02-2008, 06:30 AM

NO there isn't you will have to copy all the data to a new image and make sure add to keychain is unchecked when you make the new image

chopcraft · chopcraft #4 (**permalink**)

03-03-2008, 02:40 AM

Not true.
Disk Utility will change the image's password. Pitty I saw this so late.

fiveightandten · fiveightandten #5 (**permalink**)

04-15-2008, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chopcraft

Not true.
Disk Utility will change the image's password. Pitty I saw this so late.

Post it on up for future reference!

-Nick

Quinnetic · Quinnetic #6 (**permalink**)

07-03-2009, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fiveightandten

Post it on up for future reference!

-Nick

After messing around trying to change a password on a disk image I finally figured it out, so for future reference:

-Eject the disk image in question
-click on it in Disk Utility Manager
-Choose the 'Images' menu on the top
-Choose 'Change Password'

Pretty simple, but you WILL need the old password to do it. As far as I know, you are basically screwed w/o the old password.

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fiveightandten #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 31, 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 313 Mac Specs: Macbook Black 2.0GHz C2D- 120GB/2Gb * Mac Mini G4 1.42GHz- 80GB/512MB	03-02-2008, 01:57 AM I have any sensitive files on my Macbook stored in an encrypted disk image. All of a sudden today it started mounting without requiring a password. I can't find any way in disk utility to alter this. Any ideas? -Nick
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fiveightandten #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 31, 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 313 Mac Specs: Macbook Black 2.0GHz C2D- 120GB/2Gb * Mac Mini G4 1.42GHz- 80GB/512MB	03-02-2008, 02:09 AM Hmmm...it got added to my keychain somehow. I removed it, but does anyone know if there's a way to change an encrypted disk image password? -Nick
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chopcraft #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 29, 2008 Location: Here, Victoria, BC Posts: 28 Mac Specs: iMac 600MHz CPU, 16MB VRAM, 384MB RAM, 100MHz Bus, OS 10.4.11.	03-03-2008, 02:40 AM Not true. Disk Utility will change the image's password. Pitty I saw this so late.
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