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4 Choose the name and location for the new file. Make sure that the File Format field has
"Certificate (.cer)" option selected.
5 Click Save to export the certificate.
6 Copy the exported .cer file to a location where it can be accessed from the computer running
the Configuration Manager 2012 console. You will later add this file to a configuration item to be
distributed to Macs.
Creating FileVault 2 Configuration Item
To create a FileVault 2 configuration item using an institutional recovery key:
Note: If you want to use a personal recovery key, jump to FileVault 2 Encryption with Personal
Recovery Key (p. 73).
1 In the Configuration Manager console, navigate to Assets and Compliance / Overview /
Compliance Settings.
2 Right-click Configuration Items and then point to Create Parallels Configuration Item and
click FileVault 2 Configuration Item.
3 Enter the desired configuration item name and description.
4 Select Institutional as key type. Please note that the following modifications are not allowed
once the encryption has been performed on Mac computers:
• You cannot switch between personal and institutional key.
• You cannot change the existing FileVault 2 public key by providing another key file.
5 Click OK to create the configuration item.
To evaluate Mac computers for compliance, you need to add the configuration item to a baseline
and then deploy it to a Mac collection. See Deploying Configuration Baseline (p. 86) for more
information.