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The password management system in macOS

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How can I add a private key to my keychain?

I am trying to add myRepositoryKey to my Mac keychain utility so . I exported this item in OpenRSA format from Putty. When I try to use Import Items, the file is unselectable. What do I need to do to import into my keychain? Does the file need a…
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How do I remove many system roots from Apple System Keychain?

The Apple keychain application will not let you remove system roots, it will only allow you to disable them. It will only allow you to disable them one at a time. For each one, you need to go through 3 UI panels and type your password. Is there a…
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node wants to use the "Local Items" keychain

Every so often when I open my computer, that message appears. Can anyone tell me what node is?
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com.apple.WebKit.Networking continually asking to sign using "privateKey"

Title sums it up, pretty frequently, once an hour or so at work I get a pop up asking me to "always allow" "deny", or "allow" WebKit to sign using my private keychain. At this point I've answered it pretty much all ways and it keeps coming up. Some…
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Export Keychain Items is not enabled from File menu of Keychain Access

As can be seen in the screenshot I have selected a bunch of keychain items. So why is Export items disabled?
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What is the difference between login.keychain and system.keychain?

Why not just have one? Is it because of unprivileged user accounts? Also what is a good official documentation page about them?
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Revoke an applications access to keychain passwords

I granted an application 'always allow' access to my keychain, i no longer want to have this application set to this, is there a central place where i can see which applications are allowed to access items / passwords in the keychain and then remove…
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How to stop the keychain alert 'xxx want to use the keychain'

Recently my MacBook Pro (macOS v11.2.3 (Big Sur)) always pops up an alert: xxx want to use the xxxx keychain Sometimes it pops up for 4-6 times. It pops up at a so high frequency that I must enter the password again and again, and it makes me…
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Open Keychain Access safety notes on iPhone?

Is it possible to open Keychain Access safety notes on iPhone?
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Can I safely delete a “.keychain” file from Keychains when there is a corresponding “.keychain-db” file?

In the folder “Keychains” in my Library folder (~/Library/Keychains), I have a file “login.keychain” and a file “login.keychain-db”. Is the file “login.keychain” still being used in macOS Sierra, or is it safe to delete it? I have a few other…
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With "Keychain First Aid" apparently removed in 10.11.2 how do i get my keychain fixed?

My macbook is presently completely unusable due to an apparently corrupted (?) keychain. As shown in the following question there seems to have been a change in 10.11.2 to have removed the First Aid My login keychain cannot be found. I have Keychain…
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Is it possible to link Private Keys and Certificates across Keychains?

I've been given ownership of various iOS apps to build, and submit to iTunes Connect, but have run into a very obnoxious issue. Distribution Certificates must be uniquely named, and due to various reasons I have 2 certificates with a single…
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Excessive trustd errors in console (no CA revocation file found)

I've been experiencing a lot of lag on my system, some of which was addressed with the latest 11.1 update. But looking at my console, I see this error several dozen times a minute: skipping further reads. no CA revocation additions found: Error…
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Visualizing Keychain Item Details

I'm a developer working on doing some keychain related features. A piece of my application changes / looks for items in the keychain. However, visually verifying some of these changes can be difficult because the Keychain Access.app doesn't show all…
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Keychain: Secure Notes: Access to this item is restricted

Possible Duplicate: Keychain says “Access to this item is restricted” after upgrading to Lion I recently did a clean install on my MacBook pro. Before I did the clean install, I backed up what I thought would be the keychain stuff. This is what I…
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