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Apple: SSH and FileVault
_ssh_and_filevault — SSH and FileVault When FileVault is enabled, the data volume is locked and unavailable during and after booting, until an account has been authenticated using a password. The macOS version of OpenSSH stores all of its configuration files, both system-wide and per-account, in the data volume.
When FileVault is enabled, the data volume is locked and unavailable during and after booting, until an account has been authenticated using a password. The macOS version of OpenSSH stores all of its configuration files, both system-wide and per-account, in the data volume. However, when Remote Login is enabled, it is possible to perform password authentication using SSH even in this situation.
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