Keychain questions
Xfinity made me change the password because of their stupid security breach I guess. I absolutely had to do it or I was not allowed to login into their website. Once there, I had to change the password and I was using my iPhone. I let Apple set up a password through keychain. It’s a strong password with 15 random letters. First question: is it actually possible to see the password in keychain? I follow the directions going to settings and then passwords etc. but once you get to the one you want, you can’t actually “view the password “which is what Apple says you can do. All I see are 15 bullets. This means that when I want to use my PC, I can’t. I thought there would be a way once you’re logged in and behind all those security things that Apple puts up, you could actually read the random password letters just in case you have a non-apple product that you need to login with. It kind of render keychain worthless. Plus now I can’t send my email on my PC. To say I’m mad is to understate the situation by a lot. If it is really not possible to physically see the letters that you need to see in order to use that password on a non-apple product, then what’s the solution? There is an option to “forget password“ so I could do that. But then I have no way of getting into the account. Mary Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/A6A7756A-DC2B-4A05-858D-DB47F293A33A%40gmail.com.
RE: Keychain questions
Just go to Settings > Passwords, tap on the login information you want, e.g. xfinity, then tap on "Edit" at the top right and at that point you can read the password. Login/user Id and password are now edit fields so double tapping on them will let you enter edit mode to also make changes. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 8:36 PM To: via VIPhone Subject: Keychain questions Xfinity made me change the password because of their stupid security breach I guess. I absolutely had to do it or I was not allowed to login into their website. Once there, I had to change the password and I was using my iPhone. I let Apple set up a password through keychain. It’s a strong password with 15 random letters. First question: is it actually possible to see the password in keychain? I follow the directions going to settings and then passwords etc. but once you get to the one you want, you can’t actually “view the password “which is what Apple says you can do. All I see are 15 bullets. This means that when I want to use my PC, I can’t. I thought there would be a way once you’re logged in and behind all those security things that Apple puts up, you could actually read the random password letters just in case you have a non-apple product that you need to login with. It kind of render keychain worthless. Plus now I can’t send my email on my PC. To say I’m mad is to understate the situation by a lot. If it is really not possible to physically see the letters that you need to see in order to use that password on a non-apple product, then what’s the solution? There is an option to “forget password“ so I could do that. But then I have no way of getting into the account. Mary Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/A6A7756A-DC2B-4A05-858D-DB47F293A33A%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/PH7PR12MB5656BD99E35888F31CD74ACFC7722%40PH7PR12MB5656.namprd12.prod.outlook.com.
Re: Keychain questions
Go into Edit (as if you were going to edit the password), and you should see the info. That's how I've done it in the past, when wanting to read passwords. Good luck! Gera Enviado desde mi iPhone SE (2nd Generation) de Telcel > El 16 ene 2024, a la(s) 10:36 p.m., Mary Otten escribió: > > Xfinity made me change the password because of their stupid security breach > I guess. I absolutely had to do it or I was not allowed to login into their > website. Once there, I had to change the password and I was using my iPhone. > I let Apple set up a password through keychain. It’s a strong password with > 15 random letters. First question: is it actually possible to see the > password in keychain? I follow the directions going to settings and then > passwords etc. but once you get to the one you want, you can’t actually > “view the password “which is what Apple says you can do. All I see are 15 > bullets. This means that when I want to use my PC, I can’t. I thought there > would be a way once you’re logged in and behind all those security things > that Apple puts up, you could actually read the random password letters just > in case you have a non-apple product that you need to login with. It kind of > render keychain worthless. Plus now I can’t send my email on my PC. To say > I’m mad is to understate the situation by a lot. > > If it is really not possible to physically see the letters that you need to > see in order to use that password on a non-apple product, then what’s the > solution? There is an option to “forget password“ so I could do that. But > then I have no way of getting into the account. Mary > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/A6A7756A-DC2B-4A05-858D-DB47F293A33A%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/50C3EEFD-9370-4D45-9A7F-D5C5B21AE994%40gmail.com.
Re: Keychain questions
Hi Mary. You may have already received an answer to your key chain question. Once you are in passwords and have opened the app you are trying to review, you then need to double Tapp the edit button. You will then be able to view the password. > On Jan 16, 2024, at 11:36 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Xfinity made me change the password because of their stupid security breach I > guess. I absolutely had to do it or I was not allowed to login into their > website. Once there, I had to change the password and I was using my iPhone. > I let Apple set up a password through keychain. It’s a strong password with > 15 random letters. First question: is it actually possible to see the > password in keychain? I follow the directions going to settings and then > passwords etc. but once you get to the one you want, you can’t actually > “view the password “which is what Apple says you can do. All I see are 15 > bullets. This means that when I want to use my PC, I can’t. I thought there > would be a way once you’re logged in and behind all those security things > that Apple puts up, you could actually read the random password letters just > in case you have a non-apple product that you need to login with. It kind of > render keychain worthless. Plus now I can’t send my email on my PC. To say > I’m mad is to understate the situation by a lot. > > If it is really not possible to physically see the letters that you need to > see in order to use that password on a non-apple product, then what’s the > solution? There is an option to “forget password“ so I could do that. But > then I have no way of getting into the account. Mary > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/A6A7756A-DC2B-4A05-858D-DB47F293A33A%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/A2A23140-D88B-47DB-837C-019B869E85C4%40gmail.com.