- Knowledge Base
- Accounts, Passwords, IDs & Access
- Account Lifecycle
An IT checklist for Bowdoin students who are graduating or leaving the college before graduation. Covers DExC device enrollment verification, FileVault key retrieval, device return or release, account and data timelines, and steps to protect personal accounts and services that use a Bowdoin email address
- Knowledge Base
- Software, Applications, & AI
- Operating Systems
- MacOS
- Accounts, Login & Security
Steps to reset the login password of a Bowdoin Mac user account by starting up from macOS Recovery and using the FileVault recovery key. Intended for use when the standard password-reset steps do not succeed. Applies to Bowdoin-owned Macs with FileVault enabled.
- Knowledge Base
- Software, Applications, & AI
- Operating Systems
- MacOS
- Accounts, Login & Security
Answers common questions about whole disk encryption at Bowdoin, including why it is required, how it protects data, and the technologies involved (TPM, the Apple T2 chip, BitLocker on Windows, and FileVault on macOS). Also covers what happens if a password is forgotten or a drive fails. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and staff with a Bowdoin-managed computer.