“Wi-Fi, Mail, user names and more – all these passwords are kept inside Keychain Access,” Jonny Evans writes for Computerworld.
“Your system uses these and will require a password (usually your Mac account password) if you want to take a look at any of the passwords it holds,” Evans writes. “If you use iCloud Keychain these passwords are also made available across all of your approved devices, which is why your Keychain password matters so much.”
“Has your Mac suddenly started asking you for account and Wi-Fi passwords it never used to require before? Is your Mail app asking you to enter the password relentlessly?,” Evans asks. “Then there’s a good chance Apple’s password management system, Keychain Access, has a problem, but don’t panic — we’ve got you covered.”
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MacDailyNews Note: For more information about Keychain Access, including how to copy keychains to other Macs, Apple’s Keychain Access support documents are here.