Website passwords in keychains deleted after Catalina update

I finally called Apple Support and got a resolution to this. It took a while but it did fix the problem.

The fix involved going into Time Machine and replacing files from the the Library/keychains in the updated Catalina OS with the older file. It also involved going into iCloud and logging out of my Mac and iPhon, deleting them and then re- adding them. Not something I would suggest for someone to do without the help of a Apple Support person.

Good to know. Was hoping for 10.15.1, but now maybe 10.15.2 coming up...?

I just ran a test (now in 10.15.1 as well) to maybe help determine if it's iCloud pushing a wipe to macOS and the keychain. Verified that my keychain contained Internet passwords, and then disconnected from the Internet. Was going to leave it offline all day, expecting the passwords to remain intact until going back online... Incorrect assumption! It took less than two minutes after unplugging for the passwords to vanish from the keychain again.

UX 101: When performing a destructive operation you ask for confirmation, especially if it's critical data, and/or where retrieval is not simple. Variations of this core concept have appeared in the Apple Human Interface Guidelines since the 1990's... At the very least we need to be warned when this is going to happen, and be given an opportunity to decline the operation. At best, this behavior will just stop, and hopefully soon. I will be reporting this bug every version change to Catalina until it is fixed.

I found a workaround through Google Chrome which will store your passwords thing Apple

after you use them. It is way more reliable than the new Keychain.Fix the ****** thing

Apple!!! I sure miss Steve Jobs.

I'd like to find a fix for this as well since I lost my safari password keychains on a work desktop (iMac 4K ) and my iPhone when I did the Catalina and Safari 13 updates. My home desktop is fine and is on Safari 13 but not Catalina.

Catalina 10.15.2 is still broken, website passwords are being deleted without warning.

You'd think this would be a high priority - losing bank account passwords, tax systems, health care, is the kind of thing that could end up in a class action lawsuit. Or so I would be thinking were I a product manager anyway. Assuming of course, that this got escalated at some point beyond intro tech support.

I have the same issue here under Catalina 10.15.2: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250948138

I called Apple Support without success, the problem is not fixed

PAY ATTENTION APPLE : Erasing secure and protected data by an unauthorized application is a very serious problem. This is more than a security breach, it is a system attack that erases sensitive user data in violation of data protection laws.

This is still happening in Mac OS X Catalina 10.15.3. Would there happen to be any information available about whether or not this defect will be fixed, and, if it will be fixed, if there's a target release for the fix?

Have the same issue here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250848128

Have the same issue here under Catalina 10.15.2 :

I too just noticed this change today! Had I known, I would have never upgraded to Catalina! Keychain passwords are part of my work although not on a daily basis. So frustrating Apple!