Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide

22. Security Features

Security Features

Mac OS X has a number of security features you can use to keep your files private or make it easier to access online content:

• Keychain Access enables you to securely store passwords for accessing applications, servers, and Internet locations.

• General Security preferences enable you to set additional security-enhancing options.

• FileVault encrypts the contents of your Home folder so it can’t be read by hackers.

• Firewall protects your computer from unauthorized network or Internet access.

In this chapter, I discuss the security features of Mac OS X.

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• Mac OS X’s multiple user accounts feature ...