Apple offers iCloud Keychain as a centralized solution for adding, saving, and autofilling passwords stored on Apple devices. Whenever you sign up on an app or sign in to the web with your email ID and password, Apple asks you to store those credentials on iCloud Keychain so you can autofill your login details on iPad, Mac and iPhone. Apple’s software platform uses the iCloud platform to synchronize data between devices. On a Mac, the system also stores Wi-Fi passwords in iCloud Keychain. You can remove saved passwords from your Safari browser and iCloud Keychain.
If you plan to switch to a third-party password manager and no longer need iCloud Keychain, you can delete saved passwords from the service. Also, it’s always a good idea to remove unwanted passwords from your Mac as it fills up the list.
In this post, we will discuss how to remove saved passwords from Safari browser and iCloud Keychain on Mac. Start.
Remove saved passwords from Safari browser
Whenever you sign up for a new web service, the Safari browser on your Mac will ask to save your credentials. If you are updating the password for an existing account, it will ask you to update the existing login details. Follow the steps below to remove saved passwords from Safari browser.
Step 1: Open Safari browser on Mac.
Step 2: Tap the Safari heading in the menu and go to Preferences. Alternatively, you can use Command + , the keyboard shortcut.
Step 3: Go to the Password menu. Apple will ask you to authenticate yourself. Use Touch ID or your Mac’s password to authenticate and access the menu.
Step 4: Here you will see a list of saved logins for different websites. Select a site that you no longer use or need.
Step 5: Select the Delete button and confirm your decision.
Use a keychain access app
Apple provides a dedicated Keychain Access app for viewing logins and passwords. Follow the steps below to remove saved passwords from the Keychain Access app.
Step 1: Open Spotlight Search and search for the Keychain Access app.
Step 2: Press Enter and open Keychain Access.
Step 3: Here you will see all the saved login information.
Step 4: Select iCloud from the Keychain menu and All Items from the category menu.
Step 5: See from the menu a long list of saved passwords. You can also search for an item using the search bar above.
Step 6: Right-click an item and select Delete.
If you want to delete saved Wi-Fi passwords, select System from the Keychain menu and you will see the saved Wi-Fi information. Then, right-click on the Wi-Fi name and select Remove.
Remove saved passwords from iPhone
As I mentioned earlier, you can also access saved iCloud passwords on your iPhone. You can always use your iPhone to delete those saved passwords. No need to open Mac and go through the steps above.
Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
Step 2: Scroll down to the Password menu.
Step 3: Authenticate yourself with your password or Face ID.
Step 4: Use the search bar at the top to find the item you are looking for.
Step 5: Click on the website name and select Remove Password from the following menu.
Switch to iCloud Keychain Alternatives
Before deleting all saved passwords from your Mac, you should always store them in an alternative password manager. The number one reason people don’t use iCloud Keychain is lack of cross-platform availability. iCloud Keychain is not available on Android or Windows. So if you’re someone who uses Android or Windows as a secondary device, it doesn’t make sense to store valuable information on iCloud Keychain.
Besides cross-platform availability, you can enjoy additional functions like multiple vaults, shared vaults, password checks, custom password generators, time-based one-time passwords (TOTP) and easy access via native apps, wearable support, optional themes, and more.
But if you live in Apple’s product ecosystem and don’t have any plans to migrate, it makes more sense to invest in Apple’s service as it only works immediately.
Delete saved passwords on Mac
I regularly use iCloud Keychain on my MacBook Air and iPhone. Every three months, I delete unwanted saved passwords from the system. Follow the steps above and remove saved iCloud passwords from Safari and Keychain Access browsers on Mac.
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