safari keychain and iCloud

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safari keychain and iCloud

Hi,

I have lost all my Safari web sites and passwords from my OSX keychain. I can see them on my phone under Accounts App & Website Passwords, but not matter how many times I remove iCloud keychain, recreate and re-start I can't get them back on the Mac. I am sure I have had this issue in the past, but can't remember how I fixed it. Help.

Andrew

Posted on Apr 25, 2018 2:06 PM

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Answer 1

tygb

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Apr 25, 2018 8:41 PM in response to Andrew Logie2

If you enable two step authentication in Mac , there will be an error waiting for approval from another device below keychain , when system preferences > iCloud is opened and you won't be able to set up iCloud Keychain .

To sort out this problem , enter with the same Apple ID and password in Mac and iOS device .

In iOS device go to settings > iCloud > Keychain set up a passcode and write down the code in a safe place .see this article Use a passcode with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Only follow the paragraph in the article how to generate passcode .

Then follow this article Frequently asked questions about iCloud Keychain - Apple Support

See the paragraph of how to set up iCloud keychain in this article .

The 4 point -

Follow the onscreen instructions.

These steps are not mentioned in the article , you have to follow the steps by itself and has to take help of apple support senior advisor only .

A lengthy procedure is there and click on request for approval , and a new iCloud security code " you have to generate by typing in iOS screen example 6785 in your iOS , and write down in safe place so that it will always help in future if any iCloud Keychain problems come .

The box of keychain in iCloud will get checked but still an error will be shown unable to to connect to iCloud , open options button in front of keychain check the box of allow approving with security code but you will notice the trusted mobile number of yours is not being added .

Note : how to disable two step authentication as soon as you enable it a mail will come in your web mail account ( could be gmail ) , in the inbox mail you will see reverse two step authentication just click on it , its easy method than entering in Apple ID . apple.com and then disabling it from there .