chrisnatrop

Q: add to keychain but no autofill

I want to store all of my passwords using iCloud Keychain Access, but I don't want some passwords to Autofill. For instance, I do not want my user name and password to Autofill for my banking accounts--I always want to manually type those in. However, I still want those passwords to be securely stored within Keychain Access in case I forget. What is the best procedure for doing this? Currently, all passwords stored in Keychain Access are Autofilling into Safari no matter what. If I delete a specific Keychain and manually type in my user name/password into Safari and then select "never for this site" when prompted for save password, then the password is not stored. All I want is to store passwords without Safari Autofilling them! Thanks in advance!

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 15, 2016 9:39 AM

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  • by chris_g1,Helpful

    chris_g1 chris_g1 Sep 16, 2016 8:39 AM in response to chrisnatrop
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    Sep 16, 2016 8:39 AM in response to chrisnatrop
    Hi chrisnatrop,

    I understand that you wish to keep your important passwords within keychains but you do not want them to be autofilled while using Safari. You can adjust the Autofill settings right in your Safari app. Here's a great link that can assist you with setting Autofill to work exactly how you would like it to.  ​Safari 9 (El Capitan): Use AutoFill to enter contact info, passwords, and more

    Change AutoFill settings:

    Choose Safari > Preferences, then click AutoFill.

    To turn AutoFill off or on, select the information you want to include in AutoFill, deselect the rest.

    To change or delete AutoFill information, click Edit next to the information you want to change or delete.

    Important:   Safari autofills your information for anyone who uses your Mac with your user login. It also autofills your information for anyone who uses your other devices, if those devices and your Mac have iCloud Keychain set up.


    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities to post your question. These steps are just what you need to get the job done.

    Have a great day. 
  • by chrisnatrop,

    chrisnatrop chrisnatrop Sep 16, 2016 9:01 AM in response to chris_g1
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    Sep 16, 2016 9:01 AM in response to chris_g1

    chris_g1,

    thank you for you response, but your suggestion is not working. Let me restate: If I go to Safari, Preferences, Autofill, and select "Edit" for User names and passwords and delete the Website/Username/Password I do not want for Autofill then the associated Keychain is also deleted. That is not what I want. I want the Keychain to remain; I just do not want its username and password to Autofill in Safari. Within Autofill preferences, there is no option to remove a Username/Password without also removing the Keychain.

     

    The only workaround I have found is to manually create a distinct keychain that is an "application password" separate from an automatically generated "web form password." But to do all that seems kind of hokey to me! Isn't there a better way? Why can't I just turn autofill off for specific "web form password" keychains without deleting it?