What is Keychain Access on Mac?

my email today has said Mail wants to sign using key " privateKey" in your keychain and I have to enter a password. what password is this and why is it saying it now

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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.3

Posted on Jan 20, 2024 5:30 PM

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Jan 20, 2024 5:38 PM in response to juliawhiteside

That’s the password to that Keychain, which is usually your login password for the Mac, though it can be a different password, or an older login password.

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