Paste the copied keychains on a USB flash drive. Plug this USB drive into your new Mac and copy your Keychain files to your new Mac's desktop. Launch Keychain Access on your new Mac. When it opens, click on the File menu and select Add Keychain. ICloud Keychain. If you use iCloud, you can have iCloud Keychain securely store the website login information and credit card information you use with AutoFill in Safari, and your Wi-Fi network information. ICloud Keychain automatically keeps that information up to date across all your Mac computers and iOS and iPadOS devices. ICloud Keychain also stores login information for the. Launch the iCloud desktop app on your PC and log in with your Apple ID to get started. Once you're in the app's main menu, you'll find that the Passwords option is grayed out. Click on the Approve button next to it to continue. Remember, you won't be able to check the box if Chrome isn't installed on your PC. Download Keychain AutoUnlock for Mac to tool to automatically unlock the OS 9 Keychain.

Total recall of all your passwords

Keychain Access can securely store your passwords and enter them for you. You can also easily look up passwords when needed.

Keep your computer secure

To protect your computer, macOS uses digital certificates to verify the identity of the websites, servers, and other entities you communicate with. You can use Keychain Access to manage these certificates.

To explore the Keychain Access User Guide, click Table of Contents at the top of the page, or enter a word or phrase in the search field.

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This document provides instructions on where to find the system keychain and outlines procedures for deleting or adding a keychain and changing the keychain password. The System Keychain is a utility which securely stores all passwords and user IDs for a user and lets that user unlock them all with a single master password.

Sections

System Keychain location

• Click on the magnifying glass in the upper right hand corner to open up Spotlight search
• In the search field type: keychain access
  
• Click on Keychain Access
  

Note: From the Keychain access panel you can create a new keychain, delete an existing keychain or change the password on a keychain.

Creating a new Keychain

If the old system keychain needs to be deleted or if a user wants to create an additional keychain for personal use, a new keychain will need to be created.

• From the file menu select File.
• Select New Keychain.
  

• Enter a unique name for the new keychain and select the keychain location
• Enter a password for the keychain
• Select Create and then input a password and click OK
  

The new keychain will now be available.

Changing keychain password

• Right click on the desired keychain and select: Change Password for Keychain...
  

• Create a new password for the keychain and click OK
  

Note: If your Mac OS X login password is not the same as your account keychain password, you will be asked for the password whenever an application needs access to your keychain and your keychain is locked.

Deleting the System Keychain:

The system keychain will need to be deleted if the user forgets the master password or the keychain file becomes corrupt.

• Right click on the desired keychain and select: Delete Keychain
  

• Next click on Delete References
  

The keychain will be deleted.

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*If you selected the wrong keychain to delete, press the cancel key and go back to the keychain panel.

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