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Encrypting a Mac using FileVault

Click on the link below to enable FileVault without using JAMF.

https://oit.ncsu.edu/it-security/mobile/mac/data/#Filevault

Why?

Full-Disk Encryption such as FileVault protects a user’s data from theft. Even if a hard drive is stolen and placed in another computer, the contents are unreadable without the user’s password or a recovery key.

Note: We are no longer manually enabling FileVault and backing up encryption keys. If we enable FileVault through JAMF, it automatically backs up the key.

Enable FileVault via JAMF Self-Service

  1. Launch the JAMF self-service application.
  2. Log in using your NetID / Password.
  3. Go to ‘DU – BIO – IT Tools’ and click on ‘Enable FileVault’
  4. The machine will automatically restart to enable FileVault.

Enable FileVault through JAMF using terminal

  1. Launch Terminal
  2. Run the command: sudo jamf policy -event biofilevault
  3. Exit Terminal and restart computer to enable FileVault.