Recovery Lock on a Apple silicon macbook

Recovery lock is exclusively accessible via Mobile Device Management (MDM). Firmware lock, previously utilized on Intel-based Macs, is no longer applicable to Apple silicon devices. While FileVault provides encryption, it also necessitates user credentials to access the recovery OS. Thus, it offers a comparable level of protection, albeit not identical.

As you can see in the image below, with FileVault enabled it requires user credentials to access recoveryOS.

Upon entering the password, the system transitions to the recoveryOS environment.

Set a firmware password on your Mac

Excerpt from above Link

" This feature requires a Mac with an Intel processor. For the equivalent level of security on a Mac with Apple silicon, simply turn on FileVault. If the Mac is managed by MDM (mobile device management), MDM administrators can also remotely lock the Mac."

SamanWebber wrote:

Hey!

I've read that article. FileVault does not do what i am after. I am looking for a way to activate a Recovery Lock on my apple silicon mac.

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If After you have read and tried the suggestion from @leroydouglas and still not resolve >>

Suggest you speak to your IT Department / MDM Admin and ask them to assist re " FileVault does not do what i am after "

If the computer is not part of an MDM Service - not sure what else is possible on an Apple Silicon Computer

Zero experience with MDM services

Perhaps my learned colleague @leroydouglas or some other experienced user with MDM Service can enlighten you