Keychain Access Mac Os X

16-09-2021

Keychain Access Mac Os X

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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.

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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

Keychain Access is a macOS app that stores your passwords and account information and reduces the number of passwords you have to remember and manage. When you access a website, email account, network server, or other password-protected item, you may be. The Keychain Access utility is particularly cool if you have multiple e-mail accounts, and each one has a different password. Just add them all to your keychain, and you can get all your mail at the same time with one password. A special “master” keychain called the Login Keychain is created automatically for every Mac OS X Lion user. The login keychain and keychain password don't have to be the same. Launch Keychain Access and ensure that the login.keychain password reflects your new one.

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

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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.