FileVault login screen differences between Intel and Apple Silicon Macs

As new Apple Silicon Macs (ASM) have begun making their way to organizations which use FileVault encryption to secure their fleets, a difference between Intel Macs and ASMs has become apparent.

Intel Macs:

• Supports account icons and password blanks at the FileVault login screen
• Unable to support username blanks at the FileVault login screen
• Unable to support smart cards for login at the FileVault login screen

ASMs:

• Supports account icons and password blanks at the FileVault login screen
• Supports username and password blanks at the FileVault login screen
• Supports smart cards for login at the FileVault login screen

Why the differences between platforms? For more details, please see below the jump.

Adobe Flash is dead – let’s get it removed

After 24 years and 1078 known security vulnerabilities, Adobe Flash has reached end of life status as of December 31, 2020.

To assist with the process of removing Adobe Flash, I’ve written an uninstall script which will completely remove Adobe Flash. For more details, please see below the jump.