{"id":14450,"date":"2021-11-16T00:01:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T18:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/blogs\/?post_type=explained&#038;p=14450"},"modified":"2022-09-13T15:24:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T09:54:56","slug":"what-is-filevault-disk-encryption-on-macos","status":"publish","type":"explained","link":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/blogs\/explained\/what-is-filevault-disk-encryption-on-macos\/","title":{"rendered":"What is FileVault on macOS?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What do you do when you have a valuable possession? I personally keep my priceless goods in a safe vault and lock them up with a key. FileVault disk encryption by macOS follows the same concept, but instead of a physical vault, they are stored in a FileVault.<\/p>\n<p>Having a strong encryption method like FileVault can help safeguard sensitive corporate files and ensure information security.<\/p>\n<p>FileVault 2 is a whole-disk encryption tool for mac, that encrypts data to prevent unauthorized access from anyone who doesn&#8217;t have the decryption key or the user&#8217;s account credentials. 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The personal recovery key is a one-time key obtained during the encryption process. If you fail to keep it safely, you won\u2019t be able to decrypt the device. So, if you\u2019re dealing with a work device, our suggestion would be to use an institutional recovery key for encryption.<\/p>\n<p>Hexnode comes with a FileVault policy that can be used to enable FileVault on work deployed devices. 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