

Then the GUI would mix up the fields and store the container password in the plain-text password hint field and display the password as the hint whenever you re-mount the container. You add a password hint for the container.You make it an encrypted container and:.You create a new container on that drive using the Disk Utilities GUI and:.If you have an APFS formatted SSD drive and:.The issue, as best as I understand it, was as follows: Not a simple issue, but a potential vulnerability. It wasn't long before I encountered issues with this update. This week, Apple released the new macOS High Sierra with the new file system called APFS (Apple File System).

Apple has just pushed out a macOS High Sierra Supplemental Update to fix an issue with Disk Utility, APFS encrypted containers, and password hints.
