File vault disk encryption

I am trying to upgrade to yosemite and I have submitted for the file vault disk encryption. It has been almost 10 hours from the time it has stated to encypt and it is still going on. So how long it will take generally to encrypt everything on the mac.I dont have much files on my disk. I got stuck up at the below stage from the last 10hrs

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File Vault Disk encryption questions

I want to enable filevault 2. I read that with filevault 2 I no longer need to log out for time machine backups to work hourly. Will I need to enable the encrypt disk feature in time machine in order for my backup to be encrypted also? Or do I just encrypt my whole drive with filevault and let time machine back it up as normal.

You need to enable the encrypt disk feature in TImeMachine if you want your backup also encrypted. FileVault only encrypts your local drive when you enable it. TimeMachine backups are completely separate from FileVault.

I am having a problem installing File Vault. Encryption goes halfway

I am having a problem with File Vault encryption. Halfway through encryption I receive an error message stating that there is a problem with the encryption thus halting the process. When I try to restart the process I keep receiving a messsage saying that I cannot turn on File Vault without restarting the computer giving me the impression that I will never be able to use File Vault.

If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Scroll back in the log to the time you noted above. Select any messages timestamped from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first. Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message (command-V).
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Securing Content using File or Disk encryption

Hello,
I am looking for a method, to encrypt the devices or filels used by SAP storing the Oracle Database (for example EFS, PGPdisk, .....) Do SAP support any of these encryption tools?

Check
Note 828268 - Oracle Database 10g: New functions
section "Oracle database security" for different methods of secure the database.
Markus

Anyone have success recovering from a disk failure after turning on File Vault

My wife is running at 13" Macbook Pro Late 2011/Early 2012 running OS 10.7.3. I updated several Apple fixes and a firmware fix the other day for here. I also activated her File Vault to encrypt her files when not in use. She had some intermittent issues with slow startups yesterday and today I was forced to do a hard reboot. Swirling pinwheel that didn't seem tied to any application and and Command/Alt/Esc did not work to force quite or even see if anythng was hanging.
This morning I a was getting a white screen followed by a file with a question mark...I have attempted to use Command-R internet recovery feature in Lion and managed to it to start up so I can open Utlilities and see if there are issues with the disk. It is showing a 500.11 GB Toshiba MK5065GSXF Media and not a Macintosh HD. I am unable to Verify or Repar Permissions or the Disk as these are grayed out.
Did she lose the hard drive? What are my options here. My wife - after I convinced her to use a Mac - has lost four hard drives in less than a year and is on here second system (the first one was replaced by Apple after she lost three hard drives!)
Any chance this is an issue with File Encyrption? Any suggestions on how to fix this?

5 days after I had recieved my mbp, my harddrive failed as well. I did try to reinstall the OS but with no luck. At some point during installation, it would stop telling me to try again. So I took it to the nearest technical service center and they confirmed the hd-failure and replaced it. this was the 80gig @ 5200rpm. but since you were able to reinstall the OS again, you should be fine. have you run the diskutility again?

Encrypted (file vault 2) HD with corrupted volume structure

A short while after updating to Lion and enabling the new whole-disk encryption feature in file vault 2, the internal HD on my laptop crashed. I installed a new HD and restored from my (encrypted) time machine backup (actually went pretty well!), so overall I'm back in pretty good shape. That said, there were a few files that I realized were either modified in the interval between backups, or had been excluded from time machine backups (my most recent parallels drive, for example). While I'm able to re-create the lost work, I'm interested to see if anyone has had success in getting data back from a file vault 2 encrypted drive. I'm interested in this more as an academic exercise, the stakes are not high here.
In terms of diagnosis of the drive crash, the computer was able to boot from the lion recovery partition, but disk utility in recovery mode was unable to repair the main partition. It showed up in disk utility but it could not be repaired. Booting from a lion recovery USB flash drive I made found the drive, but again was unable to repair it. A demo version of data rescue III was able to see the drive (I've since moved it to an external USB enclosure) but wasn't able to extract data from it. Right now I'm having disk utility create an image of the disk to see if I can access it as an image.
Does anyone have any recommendations as to how to try to get the finder to see the partition so it can decrypt / allow access to the drive before having an application such as data rescue try to extract files from it?

Thanks no of course it isn't I just wanted to check the new disk was working correctly which it is. My macs like new boots in no time.
cheers

Install new hard drive, restore from Time Machine, File Vault Problems

Hello all,
I spent way too much time on this seemingly simple task, so I thought I would share my experience with others so they can avoid some pitfalls when upgrading a hard drive in a system that uses File Vault 2 encryption. The basic goal here is to replace a drive in a system that has only one drive, and the OS is Mavericks, and then have the new drive encrypted as before.
The problem is that a Time Machine restore onto a new drive will leave that without a Recovery Partition, which is required for File Vault 2 and some other important things. So we need to build a recovery partition. There are possibly several ways to do this.
Here's what worked for me (this is compiled from many sources that I found and already closed the tabs in my browser so I can't list all my sources):
1) Make a full backup to an external hard drive using Time Machine.
2) Go into the App Store and download OS X Mavericks but dont install it (close the window when it pops up asking to continue the install). Do this even if you already have Mavericks. At this point, there will be a folder in your Applications folder called Install OS X Mavericks (or similar).
3) Insert a USB drive that is at least 8 GB and format it using Disk Utility, naming it the default "Untitled".
4) Open a terminal and type
sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app --nointeraction
5) Wait for this to finish (took me about 30 min). Eject the USB drive and power down.
6) Remove the old hard drive and set it aside. Keep it for a few weeks until you know the new drive is working as expected.
7) Install the new hard drive and insert the USB drive. Hold the option key and press the power button. Choose to boot from the USB installer.
8) Use the disk utility to erase whatever partition shipped with the new drive, replacing it with a Mac OS Extended (Journaled) system. Verify that GUID is the partition type (in Advanced options).
9) Close the disk utility and install Mavericks. This can take a long time. My new drive is an SSD, and it sat at the "1 second remaining" part for about 20 min. Let it reboot (maybe it was 2 times?) and go through the setup until it finishes the install.
10) Boot into the freshly installed OS and open a terminal and type:
diskutil list
11) If there is a partition listed as Apple_Boot Recovery HD (mine was 650 MB), then you now have a recovery partition. If not, then go into the App store and download Mavericks, but don't use the USB this time, choose to do a regular install (or reinstall to be more correct).
12) Now there will be a recovery partition on the new drive and Time Machine will not overwrite it when restoring. Power down the system.
13) Plug in the Time Machine backup drive used in step 1. Press the option key and power on. Choose to boot from the recovery partiton (Mavericks).
14) Choose to restore from Time Machine backup. Wait until it finishes and log into the old familiar account.
15) Start a terminal and verify the recovery partition is still there (type diskutil list and see that the Apple_Boot Recovery HD is there). If it's missing, choose to download Mavericks from the App Store again and run the installation from this one.
16) Once there is a Mavericks recovery partition on the restored data you can simply turn on File Vault from the System Preferences Security section. It will require a reboot and then you login and wait for it to finish.
What a major pain to go through all of this for the sake of upgrading a hard drive. This should not be anywhere near as complicated. I hope this helps others avoid the very time consuming trial and error I went through in developing this procedure.

Talked with Apple last night. Everything we did to restore lost images failed to fix the issue. I did have the images still on my camera's SD card so I was not breaking out in a cold sweat.
All Time Machine backups showed the same issue. HOWEVER, I suddenly remembered I also had a SuperDuper backup and voila. The images were there.
Moral of the story: you can't ever be too rich or have too many backups (I also have an offsite backup).

File Vault all messed up - Yosemite

Note that I am running OS X Yosemite on a 13 inch MacBook Air (early 2014).
I did a restart on my MBA. When it restarted and I attempted to type my password, certain keys on the keyboard no longer worked and I was unable to type my password. I'm not talking unusual characters here - while my password is a combination of capital and small letters, numbers, punctuation marks, the ones I'm unable to type are common things like "c" or "k". This does not work with either the MBA's own keyboard or my external Apple keyboard. I tried unplugging the external keyboard from the USB port but that made no difference.
So I did the restart in recovery mode. I selected "keyboard not working" when time to enter password. I got the message that my keyboard may not be compatible with File Vault, which I think we can accept that since it's the MBA's own keyboard that should not be possible. I was then prompted to enter my password so that File Vault could be turned off. I entered my password very slowly and carefully but it was not accepted.
I then (I forget the exact steps) managed to reset my login password and was able to login to the machine. I went to System Preferences and File Vault. I could not turn off File Vault because "encryption in progress". Except that encryption is paused, "connect power adapter to resume encryption." Except that power adapter IS connected.
So I'm kind of stuck here. If Fire Vault isn't encrypting and isn't resuming encryption and its blocking recognition of my keyboard when attempting to log in, what can I do to get back to "normal"?
Note that my MBA was purchased in Hong Kong but I am currently in Manila.
thanks!

Back up all data before proceeding. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
Start up in Recovery mode. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select Disk Utility.
In the Disk Utility window, select the icon of the startup volume from the list on the left. It will be nested below another disk icon, usually with the same name. Click the Unlock button in the toolbar. When prompted, enter the login password of a user authorized to unlock the volume, or the alternate decryption key that was generated when you activated FileVault.
Then, from the menu bar, select
File ▹ Turn Off Encryption
Enter the password again.
You can then restart as usual, if the system is working. Decryption will be completed in the background. It may take several hours, and during that time performance will be reduced.
If you can't turn off encryption in Disk Utility because the menu item is grayed out, you'll have to erase the volume and then restore the data from a backup. Select the Erase tab, and then select
Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
from the Format menu.
You can then quit to be returned to the main Recovery screen. Follow these instructions if you back up with Time Machine. If you use other backup software, follow its developer's instructions.
Don't erase the volume unless you have at least two complete, independent backups. One is not enough to be safe.

File Vault and Shutdown

I am required to use file vault to encrypt my home directory at work. Often, during shut down, I get a message that says "...recovering disk space..." and I have to wait for several minutes before the system will shut down. This is usually not a problem, but I noticed that it becomes a problem if I do anything with my external hard drive.
If I work with files on my external hard drive, and then I eject the drive and shut down, the system shut down gets hung up trying to recover disk space, and never shuts down (even after > 8 hours). However, if I leave the external hard drive plugged in during shut down, everything seems to be OK. Then I can disconnect the drive after shut down and carry on with my life.
It would be great if an apple engineer would read this, and figure out why the system is getting hung up during shut down when the hard drive has been ejected. Maybe before ejecting, the there should be a "recovering disk space on the external hard drive" routine.
If anyone out there has any other thoughts, they are appreciated.

These are user to user forums. Apple engineers don't normally reply here.
If you want to report this issue to Apple's engineering, send a bug report or an enhancement request via its Bug Reporter system. To do this, join the Mac Developer Program—it's free and available for all Mac users and gets you a look at some development software. Since you already have an Apple username/ID, use that. Once a member, go to Apple BugReporter and file your bug report or enhancement request. The nice thing with this procedure is that you get a response and a follow-up number; thus, starting a dialog with engineering.

File Vault + Mac Mini

Hi,
I really want to make the most of my mac and take advantage of all the great features that it boasts. One of these features is "File Vault". I remember seeing a quick review of this in the OS X Panther video before Tiger started shipping and it really interested me. I would like to know whether allowing File Vault to encrypt my files will use up memory and processing power? It must use some extra ram surely? Slowing things down a little as it encrypts and decrypts files as they open and close? Do any of you use it and is it worth the while?
Thanks in advance for any help / support in this case.
Regards
-Pos

My original post :
Pos, File Vault will encrypt your entire Home folder, and will therefore have an impact on performance when dealing with any file located in your Home folder.
If you think you have some files that need to be encrypted, you can always use Disk Utility to create an encrypted Disk Image, and use it to store those files ...
Doug's post :
> If you think you have some files that need to be encrypted, you can always use Disk Utility to create an encrypted Disk Image, and use it to store those files...
In fact, this is exactly what File Vault does to your entire home folder.
-Doug
Thanks Doug
Mac mini | 1.25 Ghz G4 | 1 GB RAM | 40 GB HDD | AirPort Extreme Mac OS X (10.4.3) External 250 GB LaCie HDD | LaCie FW DVD-RW DL 16x | 20 GB iPod w/Color Display

Several questions regarding File Vault

Hi!
I have several questions regarding File Vault - right now I'm using Mac OS 10.4.8
1.: The battery lock of my iBook is defect thus it happens from time to time that while transporting it the battery drops out while the laptop is sleeping. What happens with the File Vault-disk image?
2.: I want to (have to ) set up my Intel iMac again. The installer-CD I have will bring it back to 10.4.6
AFAIK the data format used for File Vault since 10.4.7 is version 2. What happens if I encrypt my stuff now (10.4.8 - thus version 2), back it up to my backup disc, install a new system (10.4.6 - therefore version 1) and want to access my data via Migration Manager (don't want to use archive and install)?
3.: How do I actually do a backup of my data while the system is running? The backup should be encrypted as well.
I use the demo-version of SuperDuper for backing up my system because with it I can ensure that I have a complete bootable backup of my running system.
Thanks for your answers in advance
ibook g4 12" 1.2 GHz 768 MB RAM / Intel iMac Core 2 Duo 17" 2.0 GHz 2GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Parker,
You said:1. If it did, Apple would not use FileVault, as everyones computer will have a battery problem once in their life, and Apple would lose buisness from angry people who lost all of their data.I have seen enough reports of data loss with FileVault that I feel compelled to dispute your statement.
In Data corruption and loss: causes and avoidance, Dr. Smoke writes...If your data-security needs demand FileVault, you should backup your encrypted Home folder regularly, preferably daily. Like any hard drive or disk image, a Home folder protected by FileVault — an encrypted, sparse disk image — does not respond well to the causes of data corruption...Loss of power definitely is a cause of data corruption.
For Niels....,
An Unencrypted Look at FileVault, by François Joseph de Kermadec is an excellent discussion of the features, pitfalls, and cautions regarding Filevault.
Although the article discusses Panther and is dated 12/19/2003, the concepts as they apply Tiger have not changed.
The cautions and warnings are prominent in any of the Apple Knowledge Base articles referring to the use of FileVault. If a user is unfamiliar with any aspect of FileVault, it should not in my opinion be activated.
As good as FileVault is in protecting your sensitive data, it also presents the danger of locking up your files in an irretrievable ball of one's and zero's. Backups are critical. You must ensure that you have a comprehensive backup plan. Backup and Recovery, by Dr. Smoke is a fine example of what you need to consider.
;~)

Time Table for File Vault 2 FIPS-140-2 Certification

I believe I read something that Lion/File Vault 2 encryption was submitted to NIST for FIPS-140-2 certification. I know that IOS 5 is first to be certified, but does anyone know the time table for Lion/File Vault 2 to be certified? I was told a few months ago that it would be certified by 12/31/2011. Any update would be appreciated.

Disclosure: I work for NIST, but not in the Computer Security Div. (the group that issues the certificates).
Looking at the NIST list of validated modules, Lion's crypto module recieved its certification on 3/30/12, but I don't know if this applies to all apps or just the libraries. It doesn't apply to 3rd party apps yet (note says it will be re-evaluated for that use). I wouldn't think File Vault is a "third party" app.
I'll post more if I find out anything.

Aperture and File Vault

I am using Aperture and File Vault on the same Lion OS X system. I cannot open Aperture and get an Aperture window and see if my precious and valuable photos did, actually, get captured by Aperture before I deleted the photos from my SD Card.
The spinning beach ball has run for days upon days. I have restarted. I have nothing else running in the background. I just let Aperture run overnight. I get the spinning beach ball forever. I do not ever see the Aperture window or view the recently uploaded precious and valuable photos.
What can I do? It will not be easy to withdraw File Vault because my hard drive is well-over half full.
I am re-rating this app as "hate it" on 3/12/2012. A year earlier I had rated it "don't like it." So, I have dropped the rating from two stars--seriously bad--to one star--cannot be worse.
I have encrypted the hard drive File Vault in system preferences. Apparently, this creates an over-whelming problem with Aperture because File Vault must encrypt and unencrypt the Aperture library which is presumably huge. The Aperture library is presumably well over 1 GB because the collection of all the photos and videos in your whole life add up. Apple combines them all-together into one ginormous file. In my case, the Aperture library is over 30 GB.
So, the problem is, at least, recently: I took a lot of photos in a recent travel adventure. I uploaded them to Aperture. Then I deleted the photos off the SD card. Now, Aperture will not load. It's been several days of trying, and I still don't know if I have lost my precious photos of the adventure with my son.
I am beyond angry.
I have stuck by Apple with Aperture since 1.1. I didn't like 1.1. I didn't like 2.0. I have absolutely hated 3.0. Even if you did come out with an amazing product, I would likely not purchase it again. I am so thoroughly disappointed and now enraged.

Your anger is understandable (and not something anyone here can help you with).
Your problem seems much more likely to come from File Vault than from Aperture. Lots of users use Aperture all the time (with large Libraries) with few problems (most of which are pretty easily resolved). For File Vault problems, you might get a more useful response in the Lion forum.
Once you do get things resolved, I strongly suggest finding a program other than Aperture. V. 1.1 came out in 2006. Six years is a _long_ time to use software that you don't like.

How Secure is File Vault?

I have to take my iMac in for servicing and am concerned about securing my data from prying eyes. I'm considering using file vault to encrypt my home folder but don't know if it will also encrypt my Keychain (I have 90+ passwords stored in the Keychain). Any thoughts or ideas are welcome.
Mark

The last time I had a Mac in for servicing, I made a bootable clone (of my internal drive) onto an external hard drive, using Carbon Copy Cloner. Then I restarted from the external and did a +zero out data+ erase on the internal drive, followed by a fresh install of Tiger.
When I got it back I restarted from the external and cloned it back to the internal drive. I thought it was far simpler than worrying about security.

File vault and wake from sleep

I had File Vault on ever since I got my Macbook Pro. It has always been slow to sleep and to wake from sleep -- sometimes taking 30 seconds. Then I turned File Vault and encryption of virtual memory off. Now the Macbook Pro wakes from sleep instantly. Can anyone explain what accounts for the difference?

Hi, Daniel.
You MacBook Pro employs Safe Sleep. An educated guess would be that using one or both of FileVault or Encrypted VM might incur an additional delay for encryption of the sleepimage file.
Since it is easy to enable or disable Encrypted VM, try turning that back on and seeing if the delay returns. If so, that was the cause. If not, then it would FileVault.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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