Where do I enter the firmware password on my Mac?
Start up from macOS Recovery. During startup, you will be prompted to enter the firmware password. When the utilities window appears, click Utilities in the menu bar, then choose Startup Security Utility or Firmware Password Utility. Click Turn Off Firmware Password. Enter the firmware password again when prompted.
Is it legal to unlock a Mac without a firmware password?
However, don’t try unlocking a firmware password on a Macintosh that you don’t own. This might count as a legal offence and you could end up in trouble. If set, a Mac will get into the firmware password section before the actual Mac OS booting sequence begins.
What to do if your Mac doesn’t pass startup verification?
If the OS doesn’t pass verification: macOS: An alert informs you that a software update is required to use this startup disk. Click Update to open the macOS installer, which you can use to reinstall macOS on the startup disk. Or click Startup Disk and choose a different startup disk, which your Mac will also attempt to verify.
Why do I get a firmware password when I boot?
By default, the firmware password mode will be command, which means you’ll be prompted for the password only if you boot from something other than the startup disk. If, for some strange reason, you want the mode to be full, it would mean you’d be prompted for a firmware password at every boot, regardless of what you’re booting to.
Can you set a password on a Mac?
To protect the data on your Mac, you can set a user account password (login password) to prevent unauthorized users from logging in to your user account. You can also encrypt your startup disk using FileVault, so that only users who can log in to your Mac can read the data on that disk. For even more protection, you can set a firmware password.
Where do I find the firmware password utility?
When the utilities window appears, click Utilities in the menu bar, then choose Firmware Password Utility or Startup Security Utility. This utility is available only on Mac models that support use of a firmware password.
How to use Terminal to password protect the firmware on?
This is the same command syntax as setting a new firmware password, however, you will first be prompted to enter the current password, then followed by a prompt to enter the new password, and its confirmation. The system will respond with Password Enabled: Yes, if a password is currently set; or No, if a password is not set.