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Managing Login Keychains Flashcards

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Q: What does macOS do when a user resets their login password?

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A: macOS creates a new login keychain and archives the old one.

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Q: How can a user access the archived login keychain?

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A: By remembering and entering the old password.

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Q: What is the purpose of the new login keychain?

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A: To keep the account and login keychain passwords in sync.

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Q: What happens to the old login keychain?

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A: It is archived by macOS.

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Q: Can users access items in the archived login keychain without the old password?

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A: No, they need the old password to unlock it.

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Q: What is stored in the login keychain?

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A: Credentials and sensitive information.

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Q: What is the role of iCloud Keychain?

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A: It stores compatible items and makes them available on all trusted Apple devices.

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Q: What happens if iCloud Keychain is turned off?

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A: The Local Items keychain is used instead.

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Q: What is the Local Items keychain?

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A: A keychain created and associated with your local account.

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Q: What does macOS do with the password for newly created keychains?

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A: Sets it to the login password.

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Q: What is a keychain in macOS?

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A: An encrypted container that stores credentials and sensitive information.

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Q: What happens when you create a local account on a Mac?

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A: A new login keychain and Local Items keychain are created.

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Q: What replaces the Local Items keychain if iCloud Keychain is enabled?

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A: iCloud Keychain.

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Q: How can you manage website login passwords in macOS?

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A: Using Safari and Passwords settings.

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Q: What should you do before using Passwords settings?

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A: Open Keychain Access.

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Q: How do you verify an item exists for your Apple ID in Keychain Access?

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A: Select the login keychain in the sidebar.

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Q: What should you do if asked to enter your keychain password for accountsd or identityservicesd?

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A: Click Cancel or use Command-period repeatedly.

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Q: What does the Keychain dialog ask when you sign in to a website?

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A: If you want to save the password in your iCloud Keychain.

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Q: Where are passwords saved if iCloud Keychain is turned off?

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A: In the Local Items keychain.

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Q: How can you view saved passwords in macOS?

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A: Open System Settings and click Passwords.

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Q: What does macOS create after a login password reset?

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A: A new login keychain.

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Q: What is missing from the new login keychain?

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A: The Apple ID password for your iCloud account.

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Q: What happens to iCloud Keychain after a password reset?

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A: It is replaced by the Local Items keychain.

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Q: What must you do after resetting your login password?

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A: Reauthenticate to your iCloud account.

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Q: What appears when you enter your new user password at the login window?

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A: The Apple ID dialog.

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Q: What should you do if the Apple ID dialog appears multiple times?

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A: Click Later for each service.

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Q: What does the Passwords pane show after a password reset?

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A: It doesn’t show any passwords.

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Q: How do you reauthenticate to your iCloud account?

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A: Select Update Apple ID Settings in System Settings and enter your Apple ID password.

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Q: What happens after reauthenticating with your Apple ID password?

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A: macOS saves this item in your new login keychain, and iCloud Keychain replaces the Local Items keychain.

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Q: Why is reauthentication necessary after a login password reset?

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A: To regain access to items stored in iCloud Keychain.

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Q: What can you view using Keychain Access?

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A: The contents of the new login keychain and items stored in your iCloud Keychain.

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Q: What does the new login keychain contain?

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A: Items macOS automatically creates and items relating to the Apple ID linked to your local account.

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Q: What happens to items in the old keychain after a password reset?

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A: They are archived.

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Q: Are items in your iCloud Keychain affected by a local account password reset?

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A: No, they remain unaffected.

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Q: How do you view items in your iCloud Keychain?

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A: Use Passwords settings in System Settings.

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Q: What should you do to copy items from the archived keychain to the new login keychain?

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A: Use the keyboard shortcut Command-C to copy the items.

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Q: How do you paste items into the new login keychain?

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A: Select your login keychain in the sidebar and choose Edit > Paste.

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Q: What must you enter to paste items into the new login keychain?

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A: The old keychain password.

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Q: How do you remove the old archived keychain from Keychain Access?

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A: Control-click the login_renamed_1 keychain in the sidebar and choose Delete Keychain “login_renamed_1”.

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Q: What does removing the reference to the old keychain do?

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A: Prevents macOS from looking for password references in the archived keychain.

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Why must you reauthenticate to your iCloud account when you log in to a Mac after your login password has been reset?

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Reauthenticating the account adds the Apple ID password to the new login keychain after a login password reset. The new login keychain that macOS creates doesn’t contain the Apple ID password for the iCloud account.

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Which keychain contains the items listed in Passwords settings when iCloud Keychain isn’t turned on?

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Local Items keychain. When iCloud Keychain isn’t turned on, these items are in the Local Items keychain.

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