Single-user mode by default is available on OS X without a password. This is not a desirable system behavior and to remedy this, all that is needed are a few simple commands. To enable a higher level of security we can set an “Open Firmware Password”.
On OS X 10.4.10, you need to use […]

The other day I posted about a problem regarding the default behavior under OS X, which ignores permissions for mounted firewire drives. I decided to look for a solution to this rather than relying on administrators to set the proper option. What I uncovered is a nifty tool called DenyThumbDrives that allows you to […]

When you mount a firewire hard disk under OS X it will mount with the ‘Ignore ownership on this volume’ option set. What this means is that owner information and file permissions will be ignored. Apple does this so that you can share a disk across multiple systems that may not have the […]

I am an avid OS X user and will be posting tools and security information regarding OS X regularly. I often need to create secure passwords that are easy to remember and today I found the perfect tool for doing this. It’s called QuickPass and it’s a small freeware application that runs in […]