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Decode Mac Open Firmware Password
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decode_firmware_pwd.py
# I forgot the firmware password on my MacBook Air and didn't want to take it in:
# http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2391
# info
# http://paulmakowski.blogspot.com/2009/03/apple-efi-firmware-passwords.html
# run the following command to retrieve your obfuscated firmware password:
# sudo nvram -p | grep security-password
security_password = "%..."
# take the complement of every second bit:
decode_byte = lambda byte: chr(int(byte, 16) ^ int('10101010',2))
# decode the security password, which contains %-prefixed hex values:
decode = lambda pwd: "".join([decode_byte(x) for x in pwd.split('%') if x != ''])
print(decode(security_password))
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nathany commented Jun 16, 2011

As much as I appreciate being able to recover my password, Apple should really be using a one-way SHA digest so that it's actually secure.

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roflcopter

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ROFL:ROFL:LOL:ROFL:ROFL
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Well that roflcopter failed...

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