Password Protect Screen Saver for Mac

Summary

Here's how to protect your Mac computer by setting a password for your screensaver.

Image: graphic of a lock

Protect your Mac by setting a password to wake up your Mac from the screen saver or after it's been asleep.

Image: Apple icon for System Preferences Open [System Preferences] by clicking on the [Apple] icon.

Image: Mac Security and Privacy icon Click on the [Security and Privacy] icon.

Image: Mac System Preferences with Security & Privacy icon highlighted

Image: Mac lock icon Click the [gold lock] icon.

Image: Mac Security and Privacy lock icon highlight

Image: Mac System Preferences username and password entry window

Enter your adminstrator username and password for the computer.

Image: Mac require password for screensaver window

Make sure that the [Require password] is checked and is set to [immediately] after sleep or screen saver begins.

Click the [gold lock] icon again to save the settings.

Article ID: 87408

Created

Fri 9/20/19 10:44 AM

Modified

Mon 9/23/19 8:53 AM