
By default, the Mac comes with a built-in utility that lets anyone reset the password on your user account. This is done in case you lose access to your OS X account, but it can become a vulnerability if your Mac gets into the wrong hands. In this article, we'll show you how easy it can be to add a hardware password to your Mac to prevent unwanted access like this. Continue reading to learn how it's done.

To add a hardware password to your Mac (which will be required whenever you access another bootable partition or drive on your Mac, including the recovery partition), perform these steps:
- Boot into the recovery partition by holding down Command + R when booting up your Mac.
- When prompted, select your language.
- Select Utilities > Firmware Password Utility.
- Select "Turn on Firmware Password..."
- You'll see a dialog that lets you add a password, then confirm the password.
- Click "Set Password."

After doing this, you'll be required to specify this password before booting into a disk, or booting into the recovery partition on your Mac.
You can secure your OS X files and account information even further by enabling File Vault from within your OS X user account. To learn more about enabling this feature, follow this guide.
You can secure your OS X files and account information even further by enabling File Vault from within your OS X user account. To learn more about enabling this feature, follow this guide.
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