To copy the password to the clipboard in Keychain Access, select an item in
the list and press Shift+Cmd+C. Enter your account password to authorise it.Step-by-step Manage passwords in Safari and Keychain Access
1
Unlock passwords
Open Safari, then go to the Safari menu
and select ‘Preferences’. Select the Passwords
icon in the toolbar, then click in the box and
enter your Mac user account password.2
View passwords
Passwords used by Safari are listed and it
shows the website, username and password.
Let the mouse hover over an obscured
password to see it. One at a time are shown.3
View website details
Select a website and click the ‘Details’
button or double-click an item. Look at the
comment below the password to see if it is
used elsewhere or is unsafe for some reason.4
AirDrop passwords
Click the Share button in the details panel
and any Macs with AirDrop enabled (just turn
on Bluetooth), are listed. Click the person to
send the password to and it is sent.7
Open Keychain Access
Passwords are not stored in Safari, but
are actually in Keychain. Click Go>Utilities and
run Keychain Access. View passwords by
selecting a category in the top-left list.5
See password problems
Viewing the details for a password shows
problems, but a simpler method is to let the
mouse hover over the triangle icon. This one is
easily guessed due to a common word.8
See Wi-Fi networks
Safari passwords do not show Wi-Fi
network passwords, but all the hotspots you
ever used can be seen by entering ‘AirPort’ into
the search box in the top-right corner.6
Manually add passwords
Safari automatically stores website
passwords when they are first used, but you
can manually add them. Click the ‘Add’ button,
enter a website, username and password.9
Keychain passwords
Double-click an item, such as a Wi-Fi
entry, to see the details. Account is the Wi-Fi
name and by ticking the ‘Show password’
checkbox, you can see the network password.To copy the password to the clipboard in Keychain Access, select an item in
the list and press Shift+Cmd+C. Enter your account password to authorise it.Step-by-step Manage passwords in Safari and Keychain Access
1
Unlock passwords
Open Safari, then go to the Safari menu
and select ‘Preferences’. Select the Passwords
icon in the toolbar, then click in the box and
enter your Mac user account password.2
View passwords
Passwords used by Safari are listed and it
shows the website, username and password.
Let the mouse hover over an obscured
password to see it. One at a time are shown.3
View website details
Select a website and click the ‘Details’
button or double-click an item. Look at the
comment below the password to see if it is
used elsewhere or is unsafe for some reason.4
AirDrop passwords
Click the Share button in the details panel
and any Macs with AirDrop enabled (just turn
on Bluetooth), are listed. Click the person to
send the password to and it is sent.7
Open Keychain Access
Passwords are not stored in Safari, but
are actually in Keychain. Click Go>Utilities and
run Keychain Access. View passwords by
selecting a category in the top-left list.5
See password problems
Viewing the details for a password shows
problems, but a simpler method is to let the
mouse hover over the triangle icon. This one is
easily guessed due to a common word.8
See Wi-Fi networks
Safari passwords do not show Wi-Fi
network passwords, but all the hotspots you
ever used can be seen by entering ‘AirPort’ into
the search box in the top-right corner.6
Manually add passwords
Safari automatically stores website
passwords when they are first used, but you
can manually add them. Click the ‘Add’ button,
enter a website, username and password.9
Keychain passwords
Double-click an item, such as a Wi-Fi
entry, to see the details. Account is the Wi-Fi
name and by ticking the ‘Show password’
checkbox, you can see the network password.