News - Apple OS X Lion update dumps FileVault passwords to plain text

[HEXUS]

Users of FileVault prior to 10.7.3 affected.

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[kingpotnoodle]

Wow that's a pretty big flaw to let slip wild, lets see how long it takes for a fix - if indeed its even possible to fix given that old backups need purging of the offending file.

[miniyazz]

Fail.

[RKalker]

Wow that's a pretty big flaw to let slip wild, lets see how long it takes for a fix - if indeed its even possible to fix given that old backups need purging of the offending file.

It is a tad of a fail, can they not just release a hotfix to change the debug setting that was causing it !

[Butuz]

Masterclass in why not to use password vault software.

Butuz

[wasabi]

Masterclass in why not to use password vault software.

Butuz

Is Apple's Filevault a password vault though?. I thought it was more like a proprietary Truecrypt?

[spoon_]

According to this link:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.h...en/mh1877.html

its encryption on your home folder.

[Am*]

So much for Apple's great security feat. Looks like hackers have their work cut out for them.