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How do I find out if my machine has a firmware password? is that the password I use to open the machine in the morning, or is that something else?
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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13
Hold down the Option key immediately after hearing the startup chime. If you get the padlock screen as shown by @P. Phillips, then you have a firmware lock enabled. This only applies to Intel Macs. M1/M2 Macs with Apple Silicon do not have an option for a firmware lock.
Hold down the Option key immediately after hearing the startup chime. If you get the padlock screen as shown by @P. Phillips, then you have a firmware lock enabled. This only applies to Intel Macs. M1/M2 Macs with Apple Silicon do not have an option for a firmware lock.
When a firmware password is enabled, it prevents booting or using any special startup keys. With some special startup keys the user will never know why those keys are not working. AFAIK, the only special startup keys which show the padlock prompt to enter a password are the Option Boot or Recovery Mode options. The Option Boot mode is the quickest method since the padlock icon will appear almost immediately.
The Owner of the Computer would know immediately.
The computer would not Start Up at all until the chosen password in the below image was manually input
How to turn on a firmware password
About Startup Security Utility on a Mac with the Apple T2 Security Chip - Apple Support
Worth consideration but seems in indicate Firmware Passwords might be available ?
How to find out if my Mac has a firmware password?
