can someone explain what keychain is and how it works. I been using my mac for about a week now. At start up it asked me if I'd wanted to allow keychain for a startup program. Did I miss something while registering my macbook pro?
View 1 RepliesI'm sure this is a very basic question, but having just made the Mac switch a week ago...I am lost. when I did a forum search, I found out how to access keychains, but I'm not sure if I found something particular to my question- please forgive me if I overlooked something.
I was downloading microsoft software last night and all of a sudden I began getting these little pop-ups that say "A keychain cannot be found for safari" with the option to cancel or reset to default.
how can I fix this so it doesn't happen?
Safari keeps giving me popup windows saying a keychain can't be found. It's only just started doing this but it's really annoying. Could it have anything to do with the fact I installed a new flash player? That's the only difference I can think of.Also on another computer it keeps asking for a password to access the keychain. It only does this on one user account though. Any assistance is gladly accepted!
View 4 Replies View RelatedI've never used OSX before about a week ago, but I am picking up on it well (I've used GNU/Linux for almost ten years so I know my way around an operating system). But I don't really think keychain access is working as it should...It's hard to explain. I mean, the way I understand it, shouldn't it be saving the passwords I type into Safari and auto-filling them? Because it only auto-fills some passwords. Paypal autofills, but my bank's website doesn't, and even this forum doesn't autofill. I have to type in my password every time I visit.
Is this working as intended? Is there a way I can get Safari or Keychain to fill in all passwords for me automatically? This is leopard on an iMac G5 iSight model. I did a fresh install like a week ago. Sorry if my question is vague but that's the best I can do with the amount I understand.
I'm able to look at all my keychains, except Private Encrypted Data. Any ideas why? I've used my Mac password on every keychain, but this one I just can't open.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI just installed a Seagate 500gb, 7200rpm hard drive in my 13" MBP that was updated to EFI Firmware Update 1.7. Clean install of OS X and iLife '09 & iWork '09 went fast. It's quite and fast compared to my old Samsung 500gb, 5400rpm hard drive. It was worth the $120 I spent on it!
View 12 Replies View RelatedLike two months ago, my MBP started to work really slow when not plugged to electricity, but as soon as I plug it in, my MBP works perfectly. I already sent it to apple for they to fix it, but they solved other issued except for that one. Please, any idea what could it be.
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MacBook Pro
I recently changed the password on my keychain and now when I boot up my computer, it'll ask me for the password everytime. It'll ask me randomly when opening some applications like Chrome, which stores its passwords in Keychain.
Here's a screenshot:
There is no "Always Allow" or anything like that. I have to enter it every time.
Also, I don't think this has anything to do with it, or maybe it does but I recently started using LastPass and 1Password (which I deleted the same day b/c I liked LastPass more). Could either of those applications be causing this problem?
I need to figure out a way to access the X509Anchors keychain. I've tried my admin password, and even enabled root access, but that password wont work to unlock it. I need this keychain to be able to remember passwords and such. I tried deleting it in keychain access after copying all the files from it, that didnt work either. Even when it was gone the programs still need it. I remade it and put all the same security certificates back in it, but the programs still cant use it. I can unlock it with keychain access, but I have a feeling its not the same one, because i cant unlock it.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI'm just wondering if there is any way to specify some kind of wildcard/regex for a keychain entry, so that instead of having an entry for [URL] and one for [uRL] and one for [URL], I could have a single [URL] or something similar? I've googled for more information on the keychain quite a bit but haven't been able to find anything useful.
View 1 Replies View RelatedCould someone direct me to a 'SIMPLE' set of instructions regarding the use of Keychain app? I've looked at keychain.app and tried to figure it out, but to no avail. I still have questions.
iMAC, Leopard, 3.06
I was wondering how does keychain actually work? How will it store my information? Will it still going work and store information even if i am not or never going to activate and open it?
View 2 Replies View RelatedCan someone in a nutshell explain what it is and its function? What can I use it for?
View 5 Replies View RelatedEvery time that i start my computer up and go to an application that requires a password (eg adium, mail, safari) i get a pop up that asks me to unlock my keychain. it's done this for a very long time but has only just started to cause a problem. sometimes when i open an application at start up the pop up for the keychain password doesn't appear and causes the application to freeze and requires a restart to fix the problem.
is there any way i can stop it from needing to ask me?
i've tried unlocking the keychain and then restarting
tried deleting my keychain and starting a new one
tried verifying and reparing the keychain
The keychain window keeps popping in various programs and I can't remember the password for how do I get the password? or re set the keychain?
View 2 Replies View RelatedMy MacBook continually and randomly asks for my Keychain password. I have to cancel (or enter it) every time, it's pretty irritating. It seems to be totally sporadic.
View 1 Replies View RelatedMail keeps asking for my Keychain password about every half an hour or hour, randomly, it seems. Also, when my Mac wakes up from sleep Mail always asks for my Keychain password. I think it started after I upgraded to Snow Leopard. Before Snow Leopard, Mail would ask me for my Keychain password once when I started the app and from then on never again until I relaunched it.
View 24 Replies View RelatedHow secure is Keychain. Is it prudent to store my passwords, bank info and such there in the secure notes section (under a different keychain and different password than the login)?
Can someone hijack my computer through my internet connection (broswer, network,...) and gain access to my data? Not as concerned about somebody stealing my laptop, since I'll be aware that it has been stolen and can take action. How prevalent is remote data theft by the way?
Have read threads on this topic but I am still a bit confused on where the possible breach could occur.
on my macbook pro ican't rest keychain it says Unable to obtain authorization for this operation.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
Keychain Issue. Keeps asking for the password for my mac account. When i type it, i keep getting "rejected the password. But it is the correct one. Verified in keychain access."The .Mac server [URL] rejected the password for user XXXXXXXX. Please reenter your password, or cancel."
View 13 Replies View RelatedAfter trying to sync all my devices and making too many password changes, I forgot my Keychain password and am locked out.
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I have two versions of Keychain that show up when I look in the system information area. I suspect one is from my old laptop when I did the migration. I have been getting errors saying Keychain is not supported by Lion and I suspect it is because the computer is trying to access the old version. Can anyone tell me how to remove the old app but keep the password info that should be somewhere in this new computer?
View 1 Replies View RelatedMy MacAir laptop keeps asking for my keychain when I try to retrieve my mail. I purposely kept a sticky note with the PW b/c it had done this before. I used that saved PW and it rejects it!! Consequently, I can't get my mail and I am getting very upset. I've read all of the online "fixes" about going to Applications, then Utilities, keychain access, deleting and trying again.
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
How can I use KeyChain to a create distinct, strong password for each site where I sign on, then store all the passwords and autofill them when necessary, so that I need only remember my log on password?
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
How do I get rid of iMac always asking for login keychain, very annoying
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iMac, iOS 5.1.1
How can I unauthorize an old mac from my keychain?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have accidentally deleted my keychain login and created a new one because FaceTime was acting up. Unfortunately, now my game progress in Blood and Glory is gone!
View 2 Replies View Relatedwhenever I opened a web page needing a login ID and password, those two data items were provided for most of them, presumably by Keychain. This no longer happens.
I have Safari>Preferences>Security set to Accept cookies only from sites I visit but checking Accept cookies always makes no difference.
Intel iMac, Safari 5.0.3, OS 10.6.6.
A week ago, my computer (Macbook) "crashed". When I powered it up, it would go to the grey apple screen, then it would go to a blue screen, then it would switch to a light blue screen, then back to the darker blue screen, etc and never fully boot into OSX. I finally found my install discs for OSX and reinstalled my operating system from scratch, formatted my hard drive, and started new. Once I reinstalled, I realized how outdated and different everything looked... and I realized I was running OSX 10.4. So from there, I found my Leopard disc (10.5), put that in, and "Upgraded" my system to 10.5.
And basically here's where I'm at now:........................
Yesterday I changed the password to my keychain. Now every time I start up my MBP and start ichat it keeps asking for my keychain password. How to keep this from happening each time?
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