A keychain password is the master password for your Mac's "Keychain Access" app, which stores your usernames and passwords.

You’ve undoubtedly noticed that you’re not routinely nagged for a password when you use your Mac’s email client, nor do you have to enter passwords for many of ...

Researcher Linus Henze posted a video demonstrating the exploit, which can pilfer login credentials from macOS's Keychain Access app. But he won't help Apple patch it until the company offers a bug ...

I recommend regularly that people use some sort of password-management system that lets them set hard-to-crack passwords (whether short and complicated or long and easy to remember) uniquely for every ...

You may want to delete a saved password on your Mac if you no longer use the account or don't want to have that password on ...

Rather than using the Keychain Access.app GUI tool, I have been using the "security" command. Its located in /usr/bin.<BR><BR>I can import certs using the command line tool, but I cant seem to be able ...

Has your Mac suddenly started asking you for account and Wi-Fi passwords it never used to require? Is your Mail app asking you to enter the password relentlessly ...

A couple of disturbing reports revealed the comparative ease with which criminal gangs were able to use stolen iPhones to access the owner’s bank accounts. The initial report didn’t explain the method ...

macOS High Sierra, released to the public today, could be impacted by a major security flaw that could allow a hacker to steal the usernames and passwords of accounts stored in Keychain. As it turns ...

So I'm trying to encourage my family to be better about password management. I use a several years old 1Password standalone (non-subscription) app, but it's a bit overtly complex for some family ...