jazznut1
Level 1
(8 points)
Mac OS X
Q: File Vault and Keychain passwords.
Will File Vault prevent unauthorised access to passwords stored by keychain?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
by mende1,Solvedanswer
mende1
Level 10
(93,314 points)
Desktops
FileVault encrypts your OS X partition so that everything stored on it (including the keychain) cannot be accessed without your user password (OS X will not even start up if you do not type your password). However, if someone managed to log in your user account, it will not have any problem to access to your keychain, as the process is the same as on a Mac without FileVault.
For more information about FileVault, have a look -> Use FileVault to encrypt the startup disk on your Mac - Apple Support
