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  1. lolkthxbai

    iOS Password Suggestions Not Working

    I have an iPhone 7 Plus on Developer Beta 9. When I updated to Beta 3, I lost my keychain passwords. I logged in and out of iCloud and they reappeared. But since then, I haven’t been able to get iOS to suggest a new password when a “new password” field is detected in safari. Has anyone else...
  2. Dj64Mk7

    Mac Can't Connect to iCloud and "assistantd wants to use login keychain"

    Intermittently, I'll get a message saying "This Mac can't connect to iCloud because of a my problem with "[my email]". I tried following OSXDAILY's steps (http://osxdaily.com/2016/10/23/fix-icloud-unknown-error-cant-connect-problem-mac/) and that temporarily resolved the issue, but it came back...
  3. S

    I changed my admin password but forgot my keychain password! Now I’m locked out! What can I do?

    I used migration assistant to transfer my old and very dead macs hard drive to a MacBook Pro 15”. All seemed to be going well until I forgot my admin password so I changed it in safe mode. Now it wants my keychain password for multiple sign ins and I don’t remember it. Without it it seems I...
  4. J

    Cant login after screen-saver, have to switch user

    When screen is locked with the screensaver I cant login to my account. If I switch user and select that same account, I can login. I can login just fine after sleep or restart but not screensaver. Sierra 10.12.6 (16G1212) MacBook Air 13-inch 2017
  5. Michelasso

    automount SMB shares with finder drive's icon and password from keychain in HighSierra?

    I eventually managed to automount my NAS share on my MBP with macOS High Sierra. Since it's the MacBook that I take to work I need to have the shares remounting automatically when I come back home. This is so far how I implemented it: /etc/automaster # # Automounter master map # +auto_master...
  6. jagooch

    Delivers app continuously prompts for "login" keychain password

    I've only ever set 2 passwords on my Mac . 1) login password to log into the Mac. 2) Apple password. That's it. I haven't changed either recently, and I've verified that both passwords work by logging into my Mac and into the Apple Web site. However, I'm being prompted for a login...
  7. M

    Ghosts computers in Keychain!

    Dear all, After a huge crash of my 2017 MBP 15 , I did decide to clean reinstall the system... However after finishing setup going into mail I saw my mails setup were already here but none of them seems to sync. I did then delete one by one and prompt message warn me it be « deleted from this...
  8. N

    Why am I getting a prompt to allow or deny Keychain?

    I am constantly getting a message which is prompting me to either allow or deny keychain, despite the fact that I never initiated a keychain account. Whenever I attempt to enter a password, it is rejected (I've tried every password I can think of). Why is this happening and what should I do?
  9. J

    Keychain Access can't open any certificate

    Hey guys! i'm having a bit of a problem with my Keychain Access. I'm running macOS High Sierra (10.13.2). I need to mark some of my certificates I keep in the Login Keychain as "Trusted". I open the keychain, I log in with my administrator password, I try to double click on (any) certificate...
  10. K

    App & Website Passwords

    Hi My company uses iPads for all sales staff and we signed all iPads in with the same company iTunes account so we can distribute the same Apps to all staff. Since upgrading to iOS11 have we found that staff personal email and other login details are saved in "App & Website Passwords" found in...
  11. mrlewp87

    Keychain on Macbook---STOP!! Please....

    I don't care what were going to call it- disable, lock, turn off? It's just one of numerous!! Apple "features" that I have no use for. I was just reading a long list of complaints about it in a forum, was itching to jump in. Turned out to be from 2003!! I just want it to stop filling in a 2...
  12. S

    Keychain on Maccbook Air, High sierra

    Dear Forum members I'm new to mac, I have a macbook Air running on High sierra. (after some web search), I found that I can save passwords on Mac's native keychain Is it ok to use keychain on High sierra ? if not ok, what else to use ? and if it is ok (to use Mac's native Keychain) , what...
  13. H

    Keychain App – Eternal authentication dialog loop

    Hello, When I try to use the search field inside Keychain app, after confirming with the Touch ID button, the ID authentication dialog opens again and again, every time I am typing a new letter :-( Anyone experiencing the same issue? In other situations, for example to unlock Mac in login...
  14. M

    Time Machine to SMB share, credentials not in keychain

    One of set Time Machine destinations is SMB share in LAN. Is there any way to prevent Time Machine from saving credentials for that network share in keychain and to force Time Machine to ask user for those credentials every time Time Machine needs to know those?
  15. H

    Keychain App, Touch ID authentication loop

    Hello, When I try to use the search field inside Keychain app, the Touch ID authentication dialog opens again and again, every time I am typing a new letter. Anyone experiencing the same issue? How could this issue be resolved? Best regards
  16. jagooch

    Reset All Keychains to manufacture defaults

    For years, I've been using 1Password for my password , financial, and other personal data management, but I want to give Apple Keychain another try, especially with 1Password slowly moving to a subscription model. I've figured out how to reset the Web login section, but there are other...
  17. H

    Security of safari saved passwords and autofill

    So, I downloaded Newegg onto my 10.5 iPad and when I went to login the app was able to access my safari saved passwords to autofill my password. It was able to do this without me even using touchID or putting in my device passcode. On top of this, the app has the option to "show" the...
  18. Aidoon

    Keychain iMessage Encryption Keys

    I have over 100 entries in my Keychain for iMessage Encryption Keys and iMessage Signing Keys. Can I delete these without any side effects?
  19. J

    Keychain issues

    I am having several issues that I think are related to the keychain. - When I login in, I have my mac automount a NAS share. Upon login it asks me for the NAS password every time. - I try to change the login screen to where you have type the ID and PW and it defaults back to selection of user...
  20. C

    Login pw won't work; can't reset using recovery mode/terminal

    I have an iMac a couple of years old. Can't give any specs because I am locked out of it. I believe it is either el Capitan, not upgraded to Sierra. I tried to login recently using a valid password. I couldn't get in. After several tries, I got in but a Keychain Access message saying "System...