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<blockquote data-quote="allen-uk" data-source="post: 1788953" data-attributes="member: 383404"><p>I think a root is the same as a firmware password from what I can Google. But in that searching, I keep coming across people saying "don't worry overmuch if you can't remember your firmware password (alleged to be gold standard security!) as you can take your machine to an Apple Support Centre and they will reset it for you!"</p><p></p><p>Now, if the fairly bright people in Apple Support Centres can reset my firmware password, what hope have I got?</p><p></p><p>The only system that seems to work if you REALLY want to keep some secure data secure is to keep it on a separate flash drive or similar, and remove it from the machine when you are off out, taking the drive WITH you. All right, I might get bashed on the head and my flash drive stolen, but even that's got double-password security, which most thieves wouldn't bother trying to crack (I hope).</p><p></p><p>The firmware business does upset me, as it tends to blow the myth of Apple's security.</p><p></p><p>Allen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="allen-uk, post: 1788953, member: 383404"] I think a root is the same as a firmware password from what I can Google. But in that searching, I keep coming across people saying "don't worry overmuch if you can't remember your firmware password (alleged to be gold standard security!) as you can take your machine to an Apple Support Centre and they will reset it for you!" Now, if the fairly bright people in Apple Support Centres can reset my firmware password, what hope have I got? The only system that seems to work if you REALLY want to keep some secure data secure is to keep it on a separate flash drive or similar, and remove it from the machine when you are off out, taking the drive WITH you. All right, I might get bashed on the head and my flash drive stolen, but even that's got double-password security, which most thieves wouldn't bother trying to crack (I hope). The firmware business does upset me, as it tends to blow the myth of Apple's security. Allen. [/QUOTE]
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