Ask HN: Why is Mac still easy to backdoor?
This link describes the process: https://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/how-to/hacking-macos-configure-backdoor-anyones-macbook-0184637/
What I don't understand and why I'm asking this is, why isn't this patched? Should this be patched? What possible value or reason is there for it to be so easy to hack a mac not using filevault?
It appears that a firmware password prevents this problem. If this is so, then why isn't a firmware password more widely known about and encouraged? Physical access is (nearly) always game over. I was gonna say, this is just another entry in the category of breathless "Given physical access, ..." articles that periodically make the rounds regarding Mac security This isn't really a hack, though. It's more like "How to configure standard system tools to do stuff you want." Potentially any modern O.S. will allow what is described in the article, if your privileges are root/admin.