[skylar..a Participant 13 July 2022 skylar..a Participant]

Here you go: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203998

You can hide the account from the GUI and users and groups in system preferences. You can still log in as an admin even though it’s hidden from the login window.

[famk_e Participant 13 July 2022 famk_e Participant]

Will this work for FileVault enabled accounts?

[skylar..a Participant 13 July 2022 skylar..a Participant]

FileVault cannot be enabled for a hidden user. Following a reboot, any user with FileVault- enabled will appear and not be hidden on the FileVault login screen. There is no way to hide the user from the FileVault login window.

[famk_e Participant 13 July 2022 famk_e Participant]

I understand this is a long-requested feature but not on a priority list of Apple. It should be a username and password field instead of a list of users. Simple yet effective!

It is a security flaw that reduces the integrity of FileVault if you think about it. It is significantly harder to execute a brute force attack when you need to crack both username and password. This flow is just inviting social engineering exploits through the door.