iCreate - UK (2020-05)

Safari

Manage

passwords on

the Mac

F

or the best security, you should use a

different, complex password for every

website, service and app. It’s hard to

remember more than three or four, but fortunately,

there are password managers to help us. All

we need to do is to remember one password

to access them all. The Mac has password

management features built in and while third-party

apps and extensions are tempting, macOS does

a great job and it is all many people need. Your

passwords can be accessed in more than one

place and web-related ones can be seen in Safari,

but other passwords must be accessed through

Keychain Access. Let’s see how to access web,

Wi-Fi and other passwords on the Mac. Any

changes you make are synced to iOS devices.

Master passwords in Safari and Keychain

and find website, Wi-Fi and other passwords

Access all passwords

See passwords in Safari and Keychain

Keychain Access stores all of your passwords and sync them across devices

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Time needed

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Apple, Inc

Difficulty

Sync passwords

Passwords stored on the Mac can be synced with other

Macs and iOS devices through iCloud. Any changes made to

passwords on the Mac are mirrored across your other Apple

devices. Open System Preferences>Internet Accounts and

select ‘iCloud’. Make sure Keychain is ticked to sync passwords

and login details. Repeat this on other Macs, iPhone and iPad.

Knowledge base

See password problems

This icon indicates a problem, Let the

mouse hover over it to see what the issue is.

Often it is a password that has been used

elsewhere. Click the link to go to the website

and change it.

View web passwords

Open Safari>Preferences>Passwords

to see websites with stored passwords.

Select an entry in the list and click ‘Details’

to see comments and to share passwords

with another Mac user using AirDrop.

Search for Wi-Fi

Open Keychain Access in the Utilities folder and search

for ‘AirPort’. Wi-Fi networks and public hotspots you have

logged into are listed. Other passwords are stored in

Keychain. Browse or search for them.

Keychain passwords

Double-click an entry in Keychain Access

list to open the details window for it. Tick

the ‘Show password’ box and enter your

Mac user account password to see the

password for this item.

Safari

Manage

passwords on

the Mac

F

or the best security, you should use a

different, complex password for every

website, service and app. It’s hard to

remember more than three or four, but fortunately,

there are password managers to help us. All

we need to do is to remember one password

to access them all. The Mac has password

management features built in and while third-party

apps and extensions are tempting, macOS does

a great job and it is all many people need. Your

passwords can be accessed in more than one

place and web-related ones can be seen in Safari,

but other passwords must be accessed through

Keychain Access. Let’s see how to access web,

Wi-Fi and other passwords on the Mac. Any

changes you make are synced to iOS devices.

Master passwords in Safari and Keychain

and find website, Wi-Fi and other passwords

Access all passwords

See passwords in Safari and Keychain

Keychain Access stores all of your passwords and sync them across devices

10

Timeneeded

Developer

Apple, Inc

Difficulty

Syncpasswords

PasswordsstoredontheMaccanbesyncedwithother

MacsandiOSdevicesthroughiCloud.Anychangesmadeto

passwordsontheMacaremirroredacrossyourotherApple

devices.OpenSystemPreferences>InternetAccountsand

select‘iCloud’.MakesureKeychainis tickedto syncpasswords

andlogindetails.RepeatthisonotherMacs,iPhoneandiPad.

Knowledge base

See password problems

This icon indicates a problem, Let the

mouse hover over it to see what the issue is.

Often it is a password that has been used

elsewhere. Click the link to go to the website

and change it.

Viewwebpasswords

OpenSafari>Preferences>Passwords

to seewebsiteswithstoredpasswords.

Selectanentryin thelistandclick‘Details’

to seecommentsandto sharepasswords

withanotherMacuserusingAirDrop.

Search for Wi-Fi

Open Keychain Access in the Utilities folder and search

for ‘AirPort’. Wi-Fi networks and public hotspots you have

logged into are listed. Other passwords are stored in

Keychain. Browse or search for them.

Keychain passwords

Double-click an entry in Keychain Access

list to open the details window for it. Tick

the ‘Show password’ box and enter your

Mac user account password to see the

password for this item.