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The macOS User Administration Guide

You're reading from   The macOS User Administration Guide A practical guide to implementing, managing, and optimizing macOS Big Sur features and tools

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838643652
Length 804 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Overview of the macOS System, Architecture, and Features 2. Installing and Configuring macOS FREE CHAPTER 3. The Start Up Process 4. User Accounts Management 5. Managing User Security and Privacy 6. The macOS File System: Disks, Volumes, and Partitions 7. Understanding Ownership and Permissions 8. System Resources and Shortcuts 9. Understanding Metadata and Searching 10. Managing Apps and Documents 11. Backups and Archiving 12. Networking in macOS 13. Using macOS Network Services 14. Using macOS Sharing Services 15. Managing Security in macOS 16. Using the Command Line 17. Troubleshooting Tips 18. About Packt

Understanding User security

In the previous sections in this chapter, we addressed the technologies, tools, and features that help you protect the system, hardware, application environment, and data. Adopting measures to protect user security and privacy are as important as those we have seen so far. Although we covered a great deal on user security and privacy, through the use of passwords, the keychain system, and more, in Chapter 5, Managing User Security and Privacy, there are additional tools and features you can take advantage of to enhance user security in a more general way. In this section, we explore these macOS features designed for that purpose:

  • Two-factor authentication
  • Login Options
  • Firewall
  • Screen Time
  • Find My
  • Guest account
  • Family sharing

Let's examine each of these options.

The iCloud Security Code and two-factor authentication

The iCloud Security Code and two-factor authentication provide additional protection for your Apple ID account. This way, your Apple ID...

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