Kerry Key wrote:
Every other week or so, process secd goes to >100% CPU usage and won't stop. This is correlated with my Keychain hanging up. I can kill secd and Keychain but secd always restarts and maxes to 100% CPU usage. I've tried some of the other solutions on here like logging out of iCloud and then back in; while that works it's a pain to have to resync things each time. And then two weeks later or so the secd 100% CPU usage problem resurfaces. For reference I'm working on both a laptop and desktop system with iCloud keychain and both systems have this happen at different times every other week or so.
secd is the "security daemon"—Which works with keychain stuff....
Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus
all known to cause issues on the macOS
To trouble shoot further you can:
—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac - Apple Support
This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account.
—SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies
Takes a bit longer to get to the login screen, does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, font cache, etc. third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled.
Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.
Verify— the current stable release of Monterey including bug fixes, is macOS 12.5
Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support
Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support
