MP 7,1 FileVault and/or APFS encrypted formatted SSDs on new 7,1

[Coyote2006]

I'm about to get my new 7,1 and I wonder if I should use FileVault or not. Currently I don't use it on my 5,1.

If I use it, shall I format the SSDs as APFS encrypted or only APFS?

Thanks for any kind of suggestions on this in advance.

 

[martyjmclean]

There's no need to have FileVault turned "on" because T2 does on-the-fly encryption regardless, unless you like typing an extra password on start-up.

 

[tommy chen]

for filevault is not need for encrypted drive format

 

[Coyote2006]

Is the T2 also encrypting "external" drives, I mean not the boot drive itself?

When do I need APFS encrypted?