Magic Keyboard With Touch ID Compatible With All M1 Macs, But Only Sold With iMac For Now

[trip1ex]

The company had to have ISO certifications which includes a password policy so we could work for clients like banks and certain government entities.

In a nutshell, Windows 10 PIN is just a shortcut to unlock the security system which will let you in. It only works with physical access and reverts to asking the password after a handful of failed attempts, which is utterly inadequate to brute force even the simplest PINs.

Another problem is, that the password unlocks the keys used for disk encryption. Many (most?) systems store these on the same disk (but on a different partition), so an attacker can attempt to brute force the password programmatically and gain access to the encryption keys. Newer systems (M1 and Intels with T2) store these keys in the secure enclave with brute force protection, but this doesn't work for removable devices and no company will write policies differentiated by hardware models.

yeah I get the high security stuff use case. But didn't see that as the norm, ie the average use case.

Also I forget the default doesn't limit Mac login password entries. By default iPHone is that way.

But recently i noticed Apple let me use my Mac login pass to confirm things that normally I would need my AppleID pass for. ...thus sort of working like the Windows PIN to me.

I guess it's all because I set up Apple ID unlock on my Mac:

"In the future, if you forget your Mac user account password, when you try to log in, after three tries, your Mac will prompt you to reset your password using your Apple ID."

So for me the Mac login works like Windows pin and roughly like the iPhone pin.

 

[cmaier]

No it doesn’t or else the laptops wouldn’t have backlit keyboards and neither would that stand for the iPads.


😂 My eyes started hurting 2 seconds in to that video. That’s terrible light placement.

Yes it does. You can turn the backlighting off if you’re an adult and know how to type without staring at your fingers.

 

[SuperJack]

this will probably show up in the Mac mini soon.

Only if Apple start selling it separately! Currently it only comes with an iMac. All those new M1 Mac Mini buyers are missing out.

 

[SuperJack]

Disappointing that it doesn't work with the iPad Pro. I love my M1 Mac Mini in the office (after using laptops for the last 16 years), and I just need to carry an iPad Pro when on the move. No need for a laptop. And I'd like to carry the same Magic Keyboard with me. This is really affecting my buying decisions. Could've been persuaded to upgrade iPad Pro from 2018 to this new one otherwise.

 

[Razorpit]

Yes it does. You can turn the backlighting off if you’re an adult and know how to type without staring at your fingers.

Maybe as an adult I’m focused on other skills than bragging on the internet at how well I type. 😂

 

[John Frum]

Darn. I was hoping I could use one with my 2018 Mac mini.

You can use it with your 2018 mini. Saying you can't is like saying a mini with 10G Ethernet won't network with devices that don't support 10G Ethernet. It doesn't mean that at all. It only means that mini has a feature that only a select few devices can take advantage of...so far.

 

[southerndoc]

Any further word when this might be available to purchase for use with the Mac mini?

 

[deeddawg]

Any further word when this might be available to purchase for use with the Mac mini?

Haven't seen any indication of when they'll be made available, and as far as I remember that's not something Apple tends to announce -- just sorta shows up on the website one day.

 

[southerndoc]

Haven't seen any indication of when they'll be made available, and as far as I remember that's not something Apple tends to announce -- just sorta shows up on the website one day.

I'm sure with the chip shortages, demand for iMacs, etc. it may not happen until end of year or next year. Lots of potential when they make it available.

 

[deeddawg]

I'm sure with the chip shortages, demand for iMacs, etc. it may not happen until end of year or next year. Lots of potential when they make it available.

Yep, not holding my breath.

 

[Abazigal]

Unfortunately it is the difference between me using an Apple keyboard and not. It’s just not acceptable.

I have backlight on my MBA turned off. Are that so many people typing in poorly-light environments?

 

[macintoshmac]

No backlight no sale

I was considering an iMac and was looking for this information regarding the Magic Keyboards. Thank you. I have come to like and appreciate backlight on my keyboards, to the point that it might even become a sale or no sale question for me as well. There really is no excuse for not including backlight in the new keyboards except for cost-cutting.

Please, no one come and talk about touch-typing, that is not an excuse or even an argument. With such thoughts, you would say to a blind that they better "count the steps and learn the dimensions of the house" so as to not walk into walls or objects. That is never an argument.