Keychain Access User Guide

• Welcome
• Use keychains to recall passwords
  • What is Keychain Access?
  • View the information stored in a keychain
  • Add a password to a keychain
  • Store confidential information securely
  • Copy keychains
  • Create an identity preference
  • Import and export keychain items
  • Delete a keychain
• Use certificates
  • Get information about a certificate
  • Determine if a certificate is valid
  • Change the trust settings of a certificate
  • Request a certificate from a certificate authority
  • Add certificates to a keychain
  • Create your own certificate authority
  • Create self-signed certificates
  • Issue new certificates
  • Create a certificate preference
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Troubleshooting
  • If your Mac keeps asking for your keychain password
  • If you’re asked for access to your keychain
  • If a trusted app asks for keychain access
  • If you need to update your keychain password
  • If you forget an app or server password
  • If you receive an invitation from a certificate authority