>> I have confidential work files on my iMac at home and would really
>> like
>> to know that they are protected should the computer be stolen or
>> accessed otherwise without my knowledge etc.
>
> set the computer to require login at start up, and turn on
> require-password-to-get-out-of-screensaver.
These are reasonable things to do. Of course, if someone steals
the computer, they won't stop them from getting at all the files.
I assume you could still boot single-user. If that didn't work,
you could just take the disk out and stuff it in either another
Mac or a Linux box. If you want protection in the event the
machine is stolen, you pretty much are stuck encrypting your
data.
Just wanted to be sure folks understood we're talking about two
different situations: your suggestion addresses the "accessed
without my knowlege" case--specifically the subset where the
accessing party can't dink with the hardware.
Regards,
Mike
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