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This functionality exists in Intel Macs link. I have seen questions from 2021 to 2024; most say no.

Does anyone know of any method to set up recovery lock on Mac with Apple silicon without MDM?

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  • Also, please link the old questions you refer to, and also explain why a "Find My" lock is not meeting your needs? Commented Feb 14, 2025 at 17:51
  • Your statement that this exists on Intel Macs led me to believe you needed Activation lock and not something that's new with Apple silicon only as an MDM command. Thank you very much for the clarifying comment. Another edit may be needed if you don't want to select Linc Davis' very good answer. Commented Feb 15, 2025 at 14:22
  • Your first link points to a page titled "Set a firmware password on your Mac" (which isn't exactly the same as a recovery lock). Apple explains on the same page that "For the equivalent level of security on a Mac with Apple silicon, simply turn on FileVault". If this doesn't work for you, please edit the question and describe the access protection problem you are trying to solve here. There are some things in the comments below, but that doesn't help to make the question easier to understand. Commented Feb 16, 2025 at 15:18

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Since we're playing SE's favorite game, "Guess What The OP Is Talking About," I'll take this:

How to Set Recovery Lock for macOS Devices (support.addigy.com)

If I got it right, the answer to your question is, "No, but it's unnecessary." It's unnecessary because to do anything in Recovery mode on Apple Silicon, you have enter the password of an administrator on the system you want to recover, regardless of whether FileVault is active.

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  • yes i was asking about this setrecoverylock command in recoveryOS in apple silicon mac. link Commented Feb 15, 2025 at 11:47
  • but there are situations ( for example when even the admin account is restricted by configuration profiles) where we need to give admin account to a user without they being able to abuse recoveryOS. Commented Feb 15, 2025 at 11:48
  • @useranonymous That's an entirely different question on how to manage admin access IMO. Most organizations use process (telling people not to change the OS, automate giving them a limited time when they need admin access, log that access and revocation and check periodically if an endpoint is out of policy no matter how it happened to enforce the rules.) Commented Feb 15, 2025 at 14:33
  • Sounds like you do need MDM, so the question is kind of moot. Commented Feb 15, 2025 at 19:51
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Activation Lock does not require an MDM.

On a Mac with Apple silicon, the security policy must be set to Full Security, the default setting.

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