Diego IaconelliMay 20
Six Colors
FileVault keys can't be escrowed in iCloud anymore https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/05/filevault-keys-cant-be-escrowed-in-icloud-anymore/
FileVault keys can’t be escrowed in iCloud anymore

If you’ve enabled FileVault before macOS 26 Tahoe and used the option to escrow your key in iCloud, as of 26.4, you’ll be forced to migrate to a new, better, more secure method. Jason S…

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May 18 at 5:00pmWeb
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@sixcolors FileVault used to be the only encryption on Mac drives, I used it & dutifully wrote down the key for every Mac I setup in an encrypted Note. Newer Mac drives are encrypted by default so FileVault seems superfluous, thanks for the explanation of why you might need it anyway. Just cleaned off an Intel/T2 16” MBP to give to my son-in-law & Tahoe Settings said FileVault was on without me doing anything? Is it now turned on by default when setting up a new Mac? I’m confused 🙁