Apple password manager - any good?

[Marty_Macfly]

Hi All,

I was very interested to watch the below utube video.

The thing that put me off using the password manager was the auto generated function - it would be a pain to use on a non apple device trying to log into a website.

However, from the video - can I go in later and edit the password to something else, and still have the 2 factor authentication and phishing protection?

Is the apple version of a password manager worth me trying?

 

[Weaselboy]

Yes... you can just go to the website and change the password and the macOS Keychain app will see you have made a change and ask if you want to update the password save in Keychain.

 

[DJLC]

For me personally, the lack of true multi-platform and multi-browser support with iCloud Keychain is a dealbreaker. But if those things aren't dealbreakers for you, I don't know of any other major issues with it. I could see where it might be more convenient for someone using Safari exclusively on all Apple devices.

1Password for me. Some people don't like their subscription model, and I'm not a huge fan of that in general either, but I get enough value out of it that it's worth it for me.

 

[GumaRodak]

Keychain is good

 

[christiann]

Hi All,

I was very interested to watch the below utube video.

The thing that put me off using the password manager was the auto generated function - it would be a pain to use on a non apple device trying to log into a website.

However, from the video - can I go in later and edit the password to something else, and still have the 2 factor authentication and phishing protection?

Is the apple version of a password manager worth me trying?

Apple Keychain is great. I use it on all of my Apple devices. It’s easy and convenient. Just watch out for those “data leak” notifications…

 

[synicalx1]

If you ONLY ever use Apple devices, and your Apple ID is properly secured then it's a great option. If there's any chance you do or will in future use a non-Apple device then you'll be better served by a platform-agnostic solution like Bitwarden (free, open source, basic feature set) or 1Pass (paid, way more fancy features) with proper MFA.

 

[Fred Zed]

Im going to sound like a rainbow, but its one of many reasons that I migrated to Apple.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I recommend you have a reliable backup app alternative for your passwords etc in case you are unable to access Apple Keychain for some reason.

 

[MacNut]

Lastpass is still my main manager with Keychain as a backup.

 

[Fred Zed]

I recommend you have a reliable backup app alternative for your passwords etc in case you are unable to access Apple Keychain for some reason.

Ooopsie

 

[AVBeatMan]

Apple Keychain is great. I use it on all of my Apple devices. It’s easy and convenient. Just watch out for those “data leak” notifications…

When I went into my passwords it had 365 "Security Recommendations". I've deleted loads and got it down to 30 now but I find there are multiple passwords for the same websites? I mean, I had around 6 for Apple? Why doesn't it delete the old passwords when you create a new one?

Another thing I found was that some websites won't accept the Apple recommended "strong" passwords saying it's too long? I wonder if these issues are the same with all password managers?

 

[MacNut]

If a site won't recognize a strong password that is the sites fault.

 

[turbineseaplane]

I personally think that passwords and related sensitive data are so important that they deserve being broken out from anything else you subscribe to or use.

 

[WeatherWeasel]

I have to use Firefox for my wife's school server, some reason they insist. Firefox has one, Safari Uses the keychain and Ihave 1 password because of the form filler. It auto renewed, so we have it for a while. I chose 1password because when I was comparing managers, this was recommended for apple mac/imac.

Keychain is great, as I have an ipad, iphone and of course the passwords work on all of them. What I do need to do is thin them out, the number I have, get rid of those I don't use (sites).