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for your online accounts and examine
security keys and certificates and add
password-protected notes.
First, you’ll need to make sure
that iCloud Keychain is enabled.
Open System Preferences, click
the icon for Apple ID and click the
checkbox for Keychain. Then when
you browse to a password-protected
website, iCloud Keychain will ask
if you want to save the password.
Click Save Password and it’ll be
securely stored in your Keychain.
As you visit websites, you’ll
automatically accumulate logins
and passwords, which you can
view by clicking the Go menu in
the Finder, selecting Utilities, and
then double-clicking the icon for
Keychain Access. The tool starts
by showing you all saved Keychain
items, including passwords,certificates and keys. Click the tab
for Passwords, then in the left pane,
select the option for iCloud.
The list will most likely be sorted
by name in ascending order, but you
can change that by clicking any of the
other column headings. For example,
to see your most recent saved
accounts, click the heading for Date
Modified and then click the arrow to
display the list with the most recent
items at the top.
To edit a user name or password,
double-click a specific entry. A pop-
up window displays the attributes for
that account, including the website
name, the account username, and the
URL. Click the checkbox for Show
password. You’re prompted to enter
your Mac’s password. Enter it, and the
password for the selected account
appears in plain text.
Once
unlocked, you’ll
be able to see
your existing
passwords
and enter new
ones like in
a third-party
password
manager. Click
the icon at the
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