Icloud Keychain

About This Article

This article will give you information on the iCloud Keychain. Learn how set it up, work with it and how to reset it.

What is the iCloud Keychain?

iCloud Keychain is a great tool to keep all of the passwords that you have saved from one device to other devices automatically such as your Mac laptop, iPad, iPhone and iPod. iCloud Keychain will safely keep passwords for all your accounts, contacts, calendar, Wi-Fi information, credit card information and more.

Setting up Your iCloud Keychain

Both Mac Instructions and iPad instructions or iPhone/iPod.

Mac set up

-On your Mac Laptop with OS X Mavericks 10.9 and later:

• Choose Apple () menu > System Preferences, then click iCloud.

• Select Keychain. If you want to, you can set a passcode to unlock your screen after sleep or after the screen saver begins.

• Enter your Apple ID and password.

•Follow the onscreen instructions.

•A passcode will be required for you to enter

•Or you can also click on the “Advanced…” option to create a longer and with different characters password

• Next, you will be required to enter a phone number so that the iCloud Keychain can verify your identity when using your iCloud Security Code. You will be sent a confirmation code that will be required each time a new device is linked to your account.

• To change the passcode or the phone number linked to the account click the “Options…” button.

• Your iCloud Keychain has now been set.