Samitch

Q: The new password protected notes

If I lock a note with a password on my iPhone, can someone who has access to my iCloud account view my notes on iCloud.com without having to enter the password?

Posted on May 19, 2016 6:40 PM

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Q: The new password protected notes

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  • by elcpu,

    elcpu elcpu May 19, 2016 6:49 PM in response to Samitch
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    May 19, 2016 6:49 PM in response to Samitch

    Not if you use different passwords. This may help.

    Keep your notes secure with password-protection - Apple Support

  • by Samitch,

    Samitch Samitch May 19, 2016 6:58 PM in response to elcpu
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    May 19, 2016 6:58 PM in response to elcpu

    Different passwords for what? the notes on my device? does iCloud.com require the note's password to unlock the notes or does it just display the note presuming i'm the owner (since I managed to log in) ?

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman May 19, 2016 8:09 PM in response to Samitch
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    May 19, 2016 8:09 PM in response to Samitch

    elope clearly means you use a different password to lock the note(s) than you use to access iCloud.  Obviously, if the note's password is the same as your iCloud password, it would be easily accessible.

  • by BBoiss,

    BBoiss BBoiss May 19, 2016 8:41 PM in response to Samitch
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    May 19, 2016 8:41 PM in response to Samitch

    What both of them are saying is that when you go into iCloud.com and if you were to tap on a password locked note, you would see this...Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 10.37.47 PM.png

    So if someone were to gain access to your iCloud account through iCloud.com, they would still be met with this prompt on your locked note and need to know that specific password for that note. All in all, it was a pretty solid add considering how many people keep personal information and passwords in this app.

  • by elcpu,

    elcpu elcpu May 19, 2016 8:51 PM in response to Samitch
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    May 19, 2016 8:51 PM in response to Samitch

    Samitch wrote:

    Different passwords for what? the notes on my device? does iCloud.com require the note's password to unlock the notes or does it just display the note presuming i'm the owner (since I managed to log in) ?

     

    As I mentioned in my original reply to you, use a different password for your notes than you use to log in to iCloud.