Passwords are a chief component of an individual’s digital identity, and as such, they require careful consideration when setting them to avoid potential security exploitations. Used by tens of ...

Reader Adam Goetz has gotten himself into a passel of trouble in regard to his Mac’s keychain. We writes: I’ve changed my account password multiple times, and along the way of changing all my ...

Apple built the iCloud Keychain to be invisible during everyday use. If you're on a website or within an app that uses an adequately coded password field, a prompt will appear in the place of your ...

Everyone should be using a password manager. I use Lastpass, but there are other respected ones. Now Apple is baking the password manager directly into the operating system. This would be great if ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

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 ...

Apple’s own password manager has enough features and security provisions to satisfy most users. Plus, it’s built right into the operating system. You’re probably already using it and haven’t realized.