FileVault recovery key not issued when selecting the iCloud option

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FileVault recovery key not issued when selecting the iCloud option

Greetings,

I just turned on FileVault on my iMac (macOs sierra 10.12.5) and I selected the iCloud option instead of the local

recovery key one. I'm seeing the following message during the encryption process: "A recovery key has been set" but no key was issued at all.

From the Help documentation itself, I would have assumed that when selecting the iCloud option I wouldn't have to use a recovery key at all.

Is this cause for concern or just an incorrect message in the FileVault UI ? (or in the documentation)

iMac, macOS Sierra (10.12.5)

Posted on Aug 17, 2017 7:35 AM

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Answer 1

Eric Root

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Aug 17, 2017 7:21 PM in response to fmendez69

Send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem or a suggestion for change. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem/suggested change solved sooner.

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fmendez69 Author

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Aug 17, 2017 10:51 AM in response to Eric Root

That would mean then that a recovery key is always set and stored either by Apple (when using the iCloud option) or by me if I select the local option. The documentation feels a bit ambiguous if that the case.

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Answer 3

Eric Root

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Aug 17, 2017 8:23 AM in response to fmendez69

I think the iCloud ID is the Recovery key that has been set.

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