Is it possible to change an encrypted volume's password w/o recreating the volume?

Question

I have a 10G encrypted volume bundle created with Disk Utility. I want to change it's encryption password. How can I do that?

Chealion · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-04T18:09:45.083

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You can use the "Change Password..." feature from the Images menu in Disk Utility. (Under the File menu in 10.7+. Hat tip to ymasood)

edited Jan 04 '12 at 18:09

answered Aug 31 '10 at 17:16

Chealion

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 31 '10 at 17:25

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hdiutil chpass image

You will be prompted for the passwords.

answered Aug 31 '10 at 17:25

Spiff

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