Keychain access - Password for Pages file doesn't show

perfect_veil wrote:

1. Hey there! Here's what happened:

I created a pages document and protected it with a password. The password was saved to apple keychain.

2. I always open the document with touch ID and over time have forgotten the password.

3. Now I want to know the password to unlock the pages file! So I went to retrieve it from the apple keychain.

4.

I did the following:

I go to Keychain Access and open the login file of the pages document.

5. There I have the option to "Show password".

6. I select it and am then asked to enter my password.

7. I enter my password, but nothing happens. The password remains not visible.

8. I try to "Copy Password to Clipboard" (in the Keychain Access overview), but nothing gets copied to the clipboard after entering my password there.

9. Now I don't know what to do. The password I enter is 100% correct! I know it because if I enter a wrong one, I get prompted that it's wrong.

10. I check other entries and it turns out that for most of the other entries in the keychain passwords show. I say most of them because I have also found a couple of entries with the same issue (password doesn't show and can't be copied to the clipboard).

11. Lastly, if I open the pages file I can still unlock it with touch ID, so the password is somehow accessible. But I cannot change it or deactivate the password protection, because for that I have to enter the password.

What can I do to see/know/recover the password for the pages file?

I tired finding a solution online but couldn't find any.

Please help!

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ref: Passwords User Guide