


Steps to configure Recovery Lock/Firmware passwordįollow the steps given below to configure the Recovery Lock/Firmware password on a Mac The Mac must not have a Recovery Lock pre-configured by the user.The Mac must be powered by Apple Silicon processor.To apply the Recovery Lock on Mac using Mobile Device Manager Plus the following prerequisites need to be met: The Mac must not have a Firmware password pre-configured by the user.The Mac must be powered by an Intel processor.The Mac must be running macOS 10.13 and above.

To apply the Firmware password on Mac using Mobile Device Manager Plus the following prerequisites need to be met: This feature is available in Professional, Free, and Trial editions of MDM. In most cases the process of manually configuring a Recovery Lock/Firmware password on Macs can be tedious for users, while Mobile Device Manager Plus allows the Recovery Lock/Firmware password to be automatically configured on MacBooks. Similarly, for MacOS devices which have Apple Silicon processor in them, a Recovery Lock can be used to prompt for a password when the Mac is booted to recoveryOS. Firmware passwords on MacBooks provides an additional layer of security on Mac devices with Intel processors by prompting the user to enter a passcode when the user tries to boot the system from external or internal storage devices, other than the default startup disks. Apple provides various options to secure data on Mac devices such as configuring a system passcode and encrypting the data using FileVault.
