How to recover a password hint from a drive encrypted with Disk Utility?
I encrypted a drive with Disk Utility on macOS and set a password hint. I saved the password in the keychain and my computer was stolen. Unfortunately, my most recent backup is inside this encrypted drive. The answers on this Ask Different thread did not work for me. I use different passwords every time and rely on the hints to remember them.
Here is the ouptut of diskutil coreStorage list:
$diskutil coreStorage list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group B2800A76-F42F-40FF-84BB-2511E928BF29
=========================================================
Name: Time Machine Encryped
Status: Online
Size: 239712407552 B (239.7 GB)
Free Space: 16318464 B (16.3 MB)
|
+-< Physical Volume 554CBE3D-5212-4FF8-A7A6-A95FCAA7B511
| ----------------------------------------------------
| Index: 0
| Disk: disk2s2
| Status: Online
| Size: 239712407552 B (239.7 GB)
|
+-> Logical Volume Family 422F58D5-FF65-472A-8942-1F4E4F3CA83A
----------------------------------------------------------
Encryption Type: AES-XTS
Encryption Status: Locked
Conversion Status: Complete
High Level Queries: Fully Secure
| Passphrase Required
| Accepts New Users
| Has Visible Users
| Has Volume Key
|
+-> Logical Volume 2930C7CC-4EE4-43AB-B1FB-81756A1CC0E5
---------------------------------------------------
Disk: -none-
Status: Locked
Size (Total): 239343763456 B (239.3 GB)
Revertible: No
LV Name: Time Machine Encryped
Content Hint: Apple_HFS
Note that at the bottom it says Content Hint: Apple_HFS. Note also that a bash command such as diskutil coreStorage unlockVolume [GUID] -passphrase [pass] takes 1-2 seconds to run and does not try to decrypt 240 GB, so I guess that the password is stored somewhere in this hierarchy.
If I knew the password hint, I would remember the password. How can I recover the password hint?
macos encryption aes
asked Nov 12 at 16:37
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I encrypted a drive with Disk Utility on macOS and set a password hint. I saved the password in the keychain and my computer was stolen. Unfortunately, my most recent backup is inside this encrypted drive. The answers on this Ask Different thread did not work for me. I use different passwords every time and rely on the hints to remember them.
Here is the ouptut of diskutil coreStorage list:
$diskutil coreStorage list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group B2800A76-F42F-40FF-84BB-2511E928BF29
=========================================================
Name: Time Machine Encryped
Status: Online
Size: 239712407552 B (239.7 GB)
Free Space: 16318464 B (16.3 MB)
|
+-< Physical Volume 554CBE3D-5212-4FF8-A7A6-A95FCAA7B511
| ----------------------------------------------------
| Index: 0
| Disk: disk2s2
| Status: Online
| Size: 239712407552 B (239.7 GB)
|
+-> Logical Volume Family 422F58D5-FF65-472A-8942-1F4E4F3CA83A
----------------------------------------------------------
Encryption Type: AES-XTS
Encryption Status: Locked
Conversion Status: Complete
High Level Queries: Fully Secure
| Passphrase Required
| Accepts New Users
| Has Visible Users
| Has Volume Key
|
+-> Logical Volume 2930C7CC-4EE4-43AB-B1FB-81756A1CC0E5
---------------------------------------------------
Disk: -none-
Status: Locked
Size (Total): 239343763456 B (239.3 GB)
Revertible: No
LV Name: Time Machine Encryped
Content Hint: Apple_HFS
Note that at the bottom it says Content Hint: Apple_HFS. Note also that a bash command such as diskutil coreStorage unlockVolume [GUID] -passphrase [pass] takes 1-2 seconds to run and does not try to decrypt 240 GB, so I guess that the password is stored somewhere in this hierarchy.
If I knew the password hint, I would remember the password. How can I recover the password hint?
macos encryption aes
asked Nov 12 at 16:37
mmorin
386413
Why didn't you post the question on Ask Different?
– James K Polk
Nov 12 at 16:59
Two reasons: the question would be duplicate on Ask Different and I am looking for a software solution, since Apple products may not work.
– mmorin
Nov 12 at 17:04
You want to write your own program to recover the password hint?
– James K Polk
Nov 12 at 17:09
Yes, I wonder if such a program exists.
– mmorin
Nov 12 at 17:22
Is this of anyhelp? techrepublic.com/article/…
– Scott Chambers
Nov 29 at 14:12
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I encrypted a drive with Disk Utility on macOS and set a password hint. I saved the password in the keychain and my computer was stolen. Unfortunately, my most recent backup is inside this encrypted drive. The answers on this Ask Different thread did not work for me. I use different passwords every time and rely on the hints to remember them.
Here is the ouptut of diskutil coreStorage list:
$diskutil coreStorage list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group B2800A76-F42F-40FF-84BB-2511E928BF29
=========================================================
Name: Time Machine Encryped
Status: Online
Size: 239712407552 B (239.7 GB)
Free Space: 16318464 B (16.3 MB)
|
+-< Physical Volume 554CBE3D-5212-4FF8-A7A6-A95FCAA7B511
| ----------------------------------------------------
| Index: 0
| Disk: disk2s2
| Status: Online
| Size: 239712407552 B (239.7 GB)
|
+-> Logical Volume Family 422F58D5-FF65-472A-8942-1F4E4F3CA83A
----------------------------------------------------------
Encryption Type: AES-XTS
Encryption Status: Locked
Conversion Status: Complete
High Level Queries: Fully Secure
| Passphrase Required
| Accepts New Users
| Has Visible Users
| Has Volume Key
|
+-> Logical Volume 2930C7CC-4EE4-43AB-B1FB-81756A1CC0E5
---------------------------------------------------
Disk: -none-
Status: Locked
Size (Total): 239343763456 B (239.3 GB)
Revertible: No
LV Name: Time Machine Encryped
Content Hint: Apple_HFS
Note that at the bottom it says Content Hint: Apple_HFS. Note also that a bash command such as diskutil coreStorage unlockVolume [GUID] -passphrase [pass] takes 1-2 seconds to run and does not try to decrypt 240 GB, so I guess that the password is stored somewhere in this hierarchy.
If I knew the password hint, I would remember the password. How can I recover the password hint?
macos encryption aes
asked Nov 12 at 16:37
mmorin
386413
I encrypted a drive with Disk Utility on macOS and set a password hint. I saved the password in the keychain and my computer was stolen. Unfortunately, my most recent backup is inside this encrypted drive. The answers on this Ask Different thread did not work for me. I use different passwords every time and rely on the hints to remember them.
Here is the ouptut of diskutil coreStorage list:
$diskutil coreStorage list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group B2800A76-F42F-40FF-84BB-2511E928BF29
=========================================================
Name: Time Machine Encryped
Status: Online
Size: 239712407552 B (239.7 GB)
Free Space: 16318464 B (16.3 MB)
|
+-< Physical Volume 554CBE3D-5212-4FF8-A7A6-A95FCAA7B511
| ----------------------------------------------------
| Index: 0
| Disk: disk2s2
| Status: Online
| Size: 239712407552 B (239.7 GB)
|
+-> Logical Volume Family 422F58D5-FF65-472A-8942-1F4E4F3CA83A
----------------------------------------------------------
Encryption Type: AES-XTS
Encryption Status: Locked
Conversion Status: Complete
High Level Queries: Fully Secure
| Passphrase Required
| Accepts New Users
| Has Visible Users
| Has Volume Key
|
+-> Logical Volume 2930C7CC-4EE4-43AB-B1FB-81756A1CC0E5
---------------------------------------------------
Disk: -none-
Status: Locked
Size (Total): 239343763456 B (239.3 GB)
Revertible: No
LV Name: Time Machine Encryped
Content Hint: Apple_HFS
Note that at the bottom it says Content Hint: Apple_HFS. Note also that a bash command such as diskutil coreStorage unlockVolume [GUID] -passphrase [pass] takes 1-2 seconds to run and does not try to decrypt 240 GB, so I guess that the password is stored somewhere in this hierarchy.
If I knew the password hint, I would remember the password. How can I recover the password hint?
macos encryption aes
macos encryption aes
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Why didn't you post the question on Ask Different?
– James K Polk
Nov 12 at 16:59
Two reasons: the question would be duplicate on Ask Different and I am looking for a software solution, since Apple products may not work.
– mmorin
Nov 12 at 17:04
You want to write your own program to recover the password hint?
– James K Polk
Nov 12 at 17:09
Yes, I wonder if such a program exists.
– mmorin
Nov 12 at 17:22
Is this of anyhelp? techrepublic.com/article/…
– Scott Chambers
Nov 29 at 14:12
|
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Why didn't you post the question on Ask Different?
– James K Polk
Nov 12 at 16:59
Two reasons: the question would be duplicate on Ask Different and I am looking for a software solution, since Apple products may not work.
– mmorin
Nov 12 at 17:04
You want to write your own program to recover the password hint?
– James K Polk
Nov 12 at 17:09
Yes, I wonder if such a program exists.
– mmorin
Nov 12 at 17:22
Is this of anyhelp? techrepublic.com/article/…
– Scott Chambers
Nov 29 at 14:12
Why didn't you post the question on Ask Different?
– James K Polk
Nov 12 at 16:59
Why didn't you post the question on Ask Different?
– James K Polk
Nov 12 at 16:59
Two reasons: the question would be duplicate on Ask Different and I am looking for a software solution, since Apple products may not work.
– mmorin
Nov 12 at 17:04
Two reasons: the question would be duplicate on Ask Different and I am looking for a software solution, since Apple products may not work.
– mmorin
Nov 12 at 17:04
You want to write your own program to recover the password hint?
– James K Polk
Nov 12 at 17:09
You want to write your own program to recover the password hint?
– James K Polk
Nov 12 at 17:09
Yes, I wonder if such a program exists.
– mmorin
Nov 12 at 17:22
Yes, I wonder if such a program exists.
– mmorin
Nov 12 at 17:22
Is this of anyhelp? techrepublic.com/article/…
– Scott Chambers
Nov 29 at 14:12
Is this of anyhelp? techrepublic.com/article/…
– Scott Chambers
Nov 29 at 14:12
|
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Why didn't you post the question on Ask Different?
– James K Polk
Nov 12 at 16:59
Two reasons: the question would be duplicate on Ask Different and I am looking for a software solution, since Apple products may not work.
– mmorin
Nov 12 at 17:04
You want to write your own program to recover the password hint?
– James K Polk
Nov 12 at 17:09
Yes, I wonder if such a program exists.
– mmorin
Nov 12 at 17:22
Is this of anyhelp? techrepublic.com/article/…
– Scott Chambers
Nov 29 at 14:12