Where is Firmware Password Utility for Yosemite??

Hi Guys,
Wanted to check on Firmware Password set or not. Can't find the Utility that did this. In Yosemite, that is.
Has it been blown away, what ?? If so, how do we protect booting from some other disk? Thanks.
Mark

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