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I needed to reset a password for a credit card account. Keychain suggested a strong password but didn't save it, so I still couldn't access my account. I tried again, this time wanting to type in my own password, but I couldn't delete the suggested password, nor could I see the whole thing to copy it down! What to do?
iMac 27" 5K, macOS 10.13
If you clear the password field, it will then show a popup that asks if you want to use that strong password again. It will show the whole thing.
I ran into something similar yesterday. When I entered it a second time, it was saved in keychain.
Double-click the keychain entry for the account.
Click the checkbox to view the password.
It will ask for your login password to reveal the password.
If you clear the password field, it will then show a popup that asks if you want to use that strong password again. It will show the whole thing.
I ran into something similar yesterday. When I entered it a second time, it was saved in keychain.
Double-click the keychain entry for the account.
Click the checkbox to view the password.
It will ask for your login password to reveal the password.
I wasn't able to clear the password field, but I did discover that if I clicked on the second field to confirm the password, it gave me the option of "don't use," & only after filling both password fields is there a chance to save.
keychain password problem
