Where is my Keychain password info in iCloud?

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Where is my Keychain password info in iCloud?

I use Keychain for password storage on my personal MacBook Pro and iPhone. I am updating my estate plan, and want to share passwords to key accounts with the lawyer and wealth manager who will administer my estate upon my death. In past I have provided lists of accounts with user id and password info -- but this is not secure, and of course as we change our passwords frequently in this day and age, the lists are soon out of date. I can give the estate administrators the password to access my laptop and iPhone -- but in best case, these devices are in my home while they are in separate offices hundreds of miles away, and in worst case, I die in a transportation accident that destroys those devices. Surely there must be a way to provide my estate administrators with access to an iCloud website where they can access my account login info remotely? But I can't find Keychain info when I log into my iCloud account.

Posted on Mar 13, 2024 10:43 AM

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Mar 13, 2024 11:24 AM in response to alysounmahoney

The iCloud passwords are only visible on a device itself (iPhone, Mac ans perhaps PC Windows.) They cannot be viewed on iCloud.com.

If you are willing to share your Apple ID and password with the administrator, they will have to use a device (see above) set with your Apple credentials. On a Mac or PC Windows, they could do that easily by creating a new user account on the computer and set your Apple ID. This will not not have side effects on their computer because the user accounts would be separate. On an iPhone, this is more delicate but not impossible.

Another solution would be to use another password manager, one that could display the password list on a web browser. I can’t make any recommendations here as I’m only using iCloud to manage my passwords.

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