account.apple.com is not accepting my password even though I know it is correct. For some reason when I sign in to apple.com to et to Community, I have to enter my computer login , not my Apple ID login.
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Original Title: Password Problem
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 15.7
Tamlouie wrote:
I was bothered by the same type question of account.apple.com not recognizing my apple id password but instead it prompts for the laptop login password. I haven't found an answer for correcting this, or making the sign in stop asking for the laptop login, but I read thru the thread a few times and from what MrHuffman wrote copied below I was apple to choose to login in with apple id password. I wish the apple account only accepted the apple id password, but it's a work around I suppose.
You can use the Mac password to access the saved password in Keychain and use that,
or can override the password autofill and select the Apple Account and password directly in the input box.
if you want to enter your passwords everywhere, disable Apple Keychain; disable the built-in password manager.
By disabling it, you will have exactly what you expect here, a prompt for the Apple Account password.
But that also means you are much easier to phish; to enter your real Apple Account or other important password in some fake website or some pop-up somewhere or some real-looking text message.
Beyond making getting phished harder, using a password manager also means you can also easily use unique per-website passwords, and also use per-website passkeys, which completely avoids the catastrophe that commonly happens when important passwords are reused. You also get built-in warnings about any of your passwords that have been found compromised.
Yes, the password manager will prompt for an unlock, either with a password for the password manager — which is what this whole thread is about — or with a Face ID or Touch ID biometric unlock, depending on your Apple gear and your settings.
So decide what y’all want here. Traditional security that requires you to remember all of your passwords, that is much easier to phish, and that is prone to loss of all accounts if (when?) a password is reused, because remembering passwords and particularly unique passwords is an increasing problem for most of us.
This password reuse attacks mentioned are far from theoretical, too. This so-called password cramming happens a whole lot, and around here we too often get to see people lose their accounts, lose their data, and (if the original purchase receipts aren’t available*) permanently lose all their Apple devices permanently gone.
So pick your preferred configuration: with the password manager enabled (and this password manager password prompt), or without.
To shut off the built-in password manager in recent Safari versions on Mac, open Safari, select Settings, select Autofill (circled), un-select users and passwords (circled):
With the password manager disabled and autofill off, you’ll get exactly what you expect, unfortunately including the related problems that arise with the traditional direct password entry.
*such as purchase receipts stored in the iCloud files and photos and sata associated with the lost Apple Account
Tamlouie wrote:
I was bothered by the same type question of account.apple.com not recognizing my apple id password but instead it prompts for the laptop login password. I haven't found an answer for correcting this, or making the sign in stop asking for the laptop login, but I read thru the thread a few times and from what MrHuffman wrote copied below I was apple to choose to login in with apple id password. I wish the apple account only accepted the apple id password, but it's a work around I suppose.
You can use the Mac password to access the saved password in Keychain and use that,
or can override the password autofill and select the Apple Account and password directly in the input box.
if you want to enter your passwords everywhere, disable Apple Keychain; disable the built-in password manager.
By disabling it, you will have exactly what you expect here, a prompt for the Apple Account password.
But that also means you are much easier to phish; to enter your real Apple Account or other important password in some fake website or some pop-up somewhere or some real-looking text message.
Beyond making getting phished harder, using a password manager also means you can also easily use unique per-website passwords, and also use per-website passkeys, which completely avoids the catastrophe that commonly happens when important passwords are reused. You also get built-in warnings about any of your passwords that have been found compromised.
Yes, the password manager will prompt for an unlock, either with a password for the password manager — which is what this whole thread is about — or with a Face ID or Touch ID biometric unlock, depending on your Apple gear and your settings.
So decide what y’all want here. Traditional security that requires you to remember all of your passwords, that is much easier to phish, and that is prone to loss of all accounts if (when?) a password is reused, because remembering passwords and particularly unique passwords is an increasing problem for most of us.
This password reuse attacks mentioned are far from theoretical, too. This so-called password cramming happens a whole lot, and around here we too often get to see people lose their accounts, lose their data, and (if the original purchase receipts aren’t available*) permanently lose all their Apple devices permanently gone.
So pick your preferred configuration: with the password manager enabled (and this password manager password prompt), or without.
To shut off the built-in password manager in recent Safari versions on Mac, open Safari, select Settings, select Autofill (circled), un-select users and passwords (circled):
With the password manager disabled and autofill off, you’ll get exactly what you expect, unfortunately including the related problems that arise with the traditional direct password entry.
*such as purchase receipts stored in the iCloud files and photos and sata associated with the lost Apple Account
Nancy Blazis wrote:
account.apple.com is not accepting my password even though I know it is correct. For some reason when I sign in to apple.com to et to Community, I have to enter my computer login , not my Apple ID login.
Keychain is requesting access into your password store and to passwords including your saved Apple Account password, and access to that password store is granted using your login password. Not your Apple Account t password.
You are probably using Keychain of the Passwords application to store your passwords and that uses your computer account password to unlock. After that your Apple Account password is probably being automatically entered into your sign-in fields.
If you need to update your keychain password on Mac - Apple Support (IN)
“Your login keychain password is normally the same as your user password (the password you use to log in to the computer).”
Nancy Blazis wrote:
How do I get account.apple.com to recognize the apple id password.
Are you certain you are being prompted for the Apple Account password when logging into Account.Apple.Com, and not — as would be expected with a previously-saved password — being prompted for the Mac login password, or maybe Touch ID if that was available and enabled?
You can use the Mac password to access the saved password in Keychain and use that, or can override the password autofill and select the Apple Account and password directly in the input box.
I can't even access keychain access since the latest update.
Keychain Access is still around, but is being deprecated. Press Command-Space to open Spotlight and enter Keychain Access in the search and select the app from the results.
The replacement app is Passwords app, as linked earlier here.
Somewhat related, given you are using Keychain Access: Ii you’re using the secure notes feature of Keychain Access app, here’s the migration path: Migrating Keychain Access secure notes to… - Apple Community
I don't use the password app because my browser already automatically enters my Apple Account password for me. However, I do have to enter my master password for the browser security in order for it to do that. I suspect you are seeing something similar. When you do something that requires your Apple Account password, the Passwords app will enter it for you, but in order for it to confirm it is really you who is asking for it to enter a password, it is asking for your computer user password first.
Have you tried using the Passwords app to manage your passwords? I believe that is now acting as the frontend for Keychain. Have a look at this web page Use the Passwords app to create, manage, and share passwords and passkeys across Apple devices - Apple Support
I was bothered by the same type question of account.apple.com not recognizing my apple id password but instead it prompts for the laptop login password. I haven't found an answer for correcting this, or making the sign in stop asking for the laptop login, but I read thru the thread a few times and from what MrHuffman wrote copied below I was apple to choose to login in with apple id password. I wish the apple account only accepted the apple id password, but it's a work around I suppose.
You can use the Mac password to access the saved password in Keychain and use that, or can override the password autofill and select the Apple Account and password directly in the input box.
Nancy Blazis wrote:
I already use the Password app. That's why I don't understand the whole problem. The password is correct in the app.
Does entering your Mac login password into the prompt work?
How do I get account.apple.com to recognize the apple id password. I can't even access keychain access since the latest update.
I already use the Password app. That's why I don't understand the whole problem. The password is correct in the app.
account.apple.com is not accepting password
