(Re: macOS Big Sur Version 11.2.2 - Mid 2015 )
Is it possible to create a master password on this MacBook Pro so I don't have to remember so many passwords? I simply cannot find a way to do this via the Utilities/Disk Utility method found on many Youtube videos.
Thank you in advance. :)
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.2
That is a great idea!
That is already built into Safari. You just need to enable it, and when you create and enter a new username and password, it will be encrypted on the keychain and can be recalled and autofilled whenever needed.
Apple technical article:
Change AutoFill preferences in Safari on Mac - Apple Support
glossy article:
https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/03/password-autofill-mac/
As personal preference, I reserve filling credit card information to MANUAL, not auto. I don't want my credit card numbers stored on websites or on the computer. (Your feelings on the issue may vary.)
That is a great idea!
That is already built into Safari. You just need to enable it, and when you create and enter a new username and password, it will be encrypted on the keychain and can be recalled and autofilled whenever needed.
Apple technical article:
Change AutoFill preferences in Safari on Mac - Apple Support
glossy article:
https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/03/password-autofill-mac/
As personal preference, I reserve filling credit card information to MANUAL, not auto. I don't want my credit card numbers stored on websites or on the computer. (Your feelings on the issue may vary.)
PS: I probably shouldn't have said "Master Password, to be confused with the login PW connected with FileVault. Not at all what I meant. My meaning was to reflect a PW used for getting into ALL websites that require a PWs, so that I only have to remember one for all sites.
I know that is possible ... one PW for all websites! How nice that would be!
Thanks again.
One subtle difference from what you asked for:
This does NOT provide ONE password for all websites, but it does relieve you of the chore of remembering all those passwords.. Each website can have a unique password, of your creation, OR the computer can both create and remember a tough password for you. That way, if one password is broken into, the others are still safe.
Master Password?
