Skype wants to sign using key “Apple ID Authentication ...” in your keychain.

I've been running Skype 8.67.0.96 (latest version) on MacOS 10.14.6 (Mojave) for quite some time. All of a sudden, for no explicable reason, a modal dialog appears (sometimes, not always) when trying to send a text message via Skype:


Skype wants to sign using key “Apple ID Authentication 2020-01-04 13:35:22 GMT-06:00” in your keychain.
To allow this, enter the “login” keychain password.

The options are 1) Always Allow 2) Allow, or 3) Deny.


I've been clicking Deny, and it puts the same message up 3-5 times before it stops.


  1. What is causing this? Is it a new "feature" introduced into Skype?
  2. What does it mean?
  3. How can I make it stop doing this?


TIA for any help!


Posted on Jan 19, 2021 3:03 PM

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Mar 23, 2021 6:37 PM in response to BluesBrother3

I have the same problem as BluesBrother3 and others. I am now running Big Sur (in an effort to get rid of this situation), but the problem persists and the modal won't go away unless I close Skype and then hit "deny" a few times. After a couple of days, the modal pops up again. I have my keychain turned off on all devices, so I'm unclear what is causing this. No help from Microsoft.


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