Apple has integrated full-disk encryption into the Mac OS X operating system. Apple calls this feature "FileVault."
Iowa State University requires encryption to be enabled on all university-owned laptops.
To check if encryption is enabled on macOS Monterey or older, first open System Preferences:
Then open the Security and Privacy panel.
Finally, click on the FileVault tab.
In the example above, encryption is NOT enabled. Please do not enable encryption on your own; contact us at biologyit@iastate.edu as the encryption security key must be properly escrowed.
To check if encryption is enabled on macOS Ventura and Sonoma, open System Settings.
Then click Privacy & Security, scroll down to the bottom of the page and see if FileVault is On.
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In this instance FilesVault is On, if this was to show as Off, contact us at biologyit@iastate.edu as the encryption security key must be properly escrowed.