FileVault Instructions

ONLY APFS VOLUMES ARE SUPPORTED Mac needs to be bound to CLASSE AD

For new install - no user account(s) yet exist.

For post install user account(s)

Performance hit due to disk encryption process

On a 2018 MacBook Pro (model MacBookPro15,1), the disk encryption is done "on the fly", so there is no noticable performance hit from this procedure. On older Mac models, enabling FileVault may initally cause a performance hit, due to the inital disk encryption process...

make sure Mac has CLASSE-FileVault config profile active

make sure FV is ON

make sure individual key is escrowed

make sure appropriate users (admin + end user(s)) can unlock the drive

Enable FileVault - Admin privileges required

• Monterey or earlier
  • From the  menu, drag down to System Preferences...
  • Go Back to main Preferences icon view window & select Security & Privacy
  • Click on "Click on lock to make changes." and enter Admin password.
  • Click on the "FileVault" tab.
  • Click on the "Turn On FileVault..." button
  • Allow any required user accounts to unlock the disk.
  • Click on the lock in the lower left again to lock System Preferences
  • Close the System Preferences window.
• Ventura or later
  • From the  menu, drag down to System Settings...
  • select Privacy & Security from the lefhand pane
  • Scroll down to File Vault and click on the Turn On... FileVault... button
  • Supply the requested admin credentials
  • Allow any required user accounts to unlock the disk.
  • Close the System Settings window.

Deprecated Instructions