This is confusing. on website, using Safari, and even just now to sign in to my Apple account to post this question, Apple ask for my password to access my computer, not password to my Apple account. Why Apple wants my password to computer isn't explained. if enter Apple account password, it shakes telling me wrong password.
I don't access some site, b/c I'm not going to put online my password. What and Why is this?
MacBook Pro
ArmandoWyo wrote:
I guess so. I don't remember ever creating a PW for Keychain. I am the only account in the MBP. Actually Apple Sign In doesn't say to enter PW for keychain. It says enter PW for my MBP.
In MacOS your login Keychain password is the same password as your MacOS local user account. It would only ever be different if you deliberately changed your Keychain password. So yes, it is asking for confirmation to use Keychain with log in with Apple. I see that every time I log in to these forums from my Mac Mini (running Big Sur) instead of the usual forum software web site login pop up.
ArmandoWyo wrote:
I guess so. I don't remember ever creating a PW for Keychain. I am the only account in the MBP. Actually Apple Sign In doesn't say to enter PW for keychain. It says enter PW for my MBP.
In MacOS your login Keychain password is the same password as your MacOS local user account. It would only ever be different if you deliberately changed your Keychain password. So yes, it is asking for confirmation to use Keychain with log in with Apple. I see that every time I log in to these forums from my Mac Mini (running Big Sur) instead of the usual forum software web site login pop up.
But why doesn't it say it? And why does Safari do it all other times w/o asking for access to Keychain? This happens with Sign-in with Apple and to Apple only? that's what may me question it.
Being online and then asked for computer PW is just contrary to all security advice.
Eric, I know you know your stuff. Practically everything Apple and have helped me tremendously many times.
But this leaves me puzzled.
Just now, to write a this, I clicked Reply, 1st comes a page that say:
“Do you want to sign into idmsa.Apple.com with your Apple ID.” Options are to use another ID or “Continue with Password.” if click continue, instead of entering you Apple ID password, up come box to provide password to computer “for the user to continue.” No option to provide your Apple password to enter you Apple ID.
But it you try to “use another ID”, not your Apple one, up comes page to enter info for your Apple ID. Safari provides email and PW.
So, if do NOT follow instructions, when try to "use another ID," you get to enter the correct info for your Apple ID.
Why has Apple put this misleading step leading you away from entering your Apple ID directly and instead asked for password to your computer?
I have never seen that. I just logged out and in to test. I was shown an ID and password box so I could sign in.
What OS and Safari version are you using? As a test, do you have another browser where you can try to log in?
It is sometime that started recently, last few months. Could have been when upgraded to Catalina.
But now that know i can click on Sign in with different Apple ID, and it becomes usual sign-in, it's just an extra click work-around.
thanks.
When on your computer, are you already logged into your user account when you get the request for your user password? Is it asking for your user password on the web site?
I guess so. I don't remember ever creating a PW for Keychain. I am the only account in the MBP. Actually Apple Sign In doesn't say to enter PW for keychain. It says enter PW for my MBP.
OS. 10.15.7. Safari 14.0. Haven't uploaded OS b/c out of US. Have poor connect where spending coronavirus-winter. Too slow for newest OS upgrade.
If you are using Safari 14, that is the same version of Safari Big Sur uses. It may be a Safari 14 problem.
You are welcome.
Why does Sign In with Apple want password to my Computer
