You’ve undoubtedly noticed that you’re not routinely nagged for a password when you use your Mac’s email client, nor do you have to enter passwords for many of ...

In this installation of Getting to know your Mac, the MacFixIt editors will be taking a look at the Keychain Access utility. Keychain Access allows you to manage your passwords for everything from Web ...

Passwords, serial numbers, ATM codes—we’re all swimming in a sea of information that’s secret (or should be). Make it easy to remember, and someone may swipe it. Make it hard to guess, and you may ...

One of the unsung joys of being a Mac consultant is getting emails from clients with problems that aren't critical enough warrant a billable office visit but still need attention. This morning, I ...

I will start this out by reminding everyone that you should be using a password manager to store and protect all of your passwords. We've reached a point where password managers should be considered ...

Users continue to experience issues related to their Keychain passwords when using services like Apple's MobileMe or the Mail application. While issues with MobileMe can be affected by many things, ...

Following this week's LinkedIn password disaster, Mac users are naturally worried about their passwords and not just for their LinkedIn accounts. What if you used a password in another place? It could ...

Rather than using the Keychain Access.app GUI tool, I have been using the "security" command. Its located in /usr/bin.<BR><BR>I can import certs using the command line tool, but I cant seem to be able ...

On Tuesday, Ars chronicled an OS X technique that’s being actively used by an underhanded piece of adware to access people’s Mac keychain without permission. Now there’s evidence the underlying ...