Login, Keychain and FileVault passwords

If someone gets access to my machine and changes my password in Single User Mode, then logs into my account, would they be able to access a) my Keychain and b) my FileVault-encrypted home directory?
At the moment, both of those are unlocked automatically when I log in.

razzlex wrote:
If someone gets access to my machine and changes my password in Single User Mode, then logs into my account, would they be able to access a) my Keychain
no. keychain p[assword is separate from the login password and changing one does not change the other.
and b) my FileVault-encrypted home directory?
no. and in that case they won't even be able to log in.
At the moment, both of those are unlocked automatically when I log in.
that's because you have automatic login on and you have your keychain password set to be the same as the login password and to unlock on login. all those things can be changed if you want.

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