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OS X Lion: How to create and deploy a recovery key for FileVault 2

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Summary

Learn how to create and deploy a recovery key for use with FileVault 2 in order to recover encrypted data after a lost user password, in this advanced article.

Use the steps below to create a master password, delete the private key, distribute the updated FileVaultMaster.keychain to clients and then recover encrypted data after a lost user password.