I am receiving an operation error AKAuthenticaError error-7005. I am trying to restore my phone to factory setting to return

Try to turn off Find My in Settings > [your name ] > Find My and sign out from your Apple ID in Settings > [your name].

Will reply myself to this as might have found the issue. Found old device in icloud "Find Devices". Not sure why it is there when I removed it from my accoubnt previously but maybe that was the whole issue

I have reset it from pre-boot menu but it appears it was still asking for password and after all seems to be related to my old device mac 16 pro? What is this about? It is no longer present under my devices in apple id cloud. As I removed it long time ago. Anywhere else I need to remove it from?

I'm a bit confused. The original question was about an iPhone. You seem to be using a Mac. Could you clarify?

The message you see is when you are trying to access the passwords in System settings or in Keychain Access. The password required in that of your user session, not your Apple ID.

:) I am as confused as you.

I am using macbook air. Just googled error and this forum post came up. Error is eaxctly the same. But anyway it went away now since typed in my old macbook pro password. It is just annoying why is it asking about some old macbook pro password which does not even exist under my icloud devices since I removed it ages ago

Any resolution to this? as I am having the same issue. Can't reset or sign in to iCloud via system settings