[MacTUG] Open source tools for accessing FileVault-encrypted Macs - The H Open: News and Features

[Marlon A. Griffith]

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However, a few quick tests conducted by The H's associates at heise
Security revealed a significant limitation: libfvde currently only works
with system volumes, for which Mac OS X creates a special recovery
partition that includes a file called EncryptedRoot.plist.wipekey with a
copy of the required encoded volume master key. Mac OS X Lion can also
encrypt external hard drives and USB flash drives with FileVault2, but
it doesn't create a recovery partition for these.

http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Open-source-tools-for-accessing-FileVault-encrypted-Macs-1664441.html
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