A code, key, or string of text required to gain access.
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9answers
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How can I contact the owner of a lost iPhone who has a password lock?
I want to return their phone, but can't access their contacts, etc.
14
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8answers
8k views
Password dialog appears when SSH private key permissions are set to 0600
I installed my SSH private key in ~/.ssh/id_rsa and set its permissions to 0600. When I connect to an SSH server which uses my private key in Terminal.app via ssh, a dialog pops up and asks me to ...
12
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6answers
25k views
How do I unlock my iTunes account when my old e-mail is unavailable?
When I originally set up my iTunes account, I used an email address from my prior employer. I later moved my account to a personal rather than corporate email address and I have since changed jobs. ...
11
votes
2answers
5k views
Download free app updates without prompting to enter Apple ID password on iOS 6
I read somewhere in iOS 6 you don't need to enter your Apple ID password for downloading free apps and updates to already installed apps. However I see that I am still being prompted for my Apple ID ...
7
votes
3answers
2k views
How can I unlock my screen when my input is in a different language?
I have 3 languages installed and everytime my MacBook goes to sleep - the screen is being locked. After entering a password, system says that it's incorrect. It appears, that I'm entering password not ...
7
votes
2answers
2k views
Is there a way to have iOS remember passwords to HTTP authenticated sites?
There's a page I frequently access on my iPhone that's protected by HTTP authentication, and I'm finding it annoying having to type in my username and password every time I want to access it. I tried ...
7
votes
1answer
385 views
How can I make the OS X privilege escalation popup less annoying?
I am looking for a way to make the root privilege escalation procedure less annoying - I have to type the password too many times.
Is it possible to remember the password once per login session or to ...
7
votes
2answers
17k views
How do Apple engineers reset EFI password on new MacBooks?
Apple state:
Only Apple retail stores or Apple Authorized Service Providers can unlock these computers protected by a firmware password.
If you cannot remember the firmware password for your ...
6
votes
4answers
2k views
Why can't I paste a password into a password form on a webpage?
On my Snow Leopard Mac, I can't seem to paste into a password field on login pages to Apple sites, (developer.apple.com for example). I thought is was a browser issue but it's happening with Safari, ...
6
votes
7answers
6k views
How to make Safari remember my password for sites where autocomplete=off?
Safari will remember my password on most sites, if I ask it to. However, some "high-security" sites disable this functionality. I want to override their override, and have Safari remember my ...
6
votes
1answer
996 views
Can I disable the iPad's “helpful” password/number shadowing?
I use my iPad for lectures. During this, it is connected to a Big Screen that the students can see. Every now and then, I forget to turn off the "auto lock" feature meaning that I have to wake it up ...
5
votes
5answers
88k views
How can we unlock an iPhone backup file if we don't know the password?
I've got a rather peculiar problem. My wife's iPhone got stolen and we bought a new one from the insurance money. When trying to restore the backup file to her new phone, iTunes asks for the password:
...
5
votes
3answers
2k views
Mac Mail forgets my email password every few days. How to fix it?
I'm running Mac OS 10.8.1 and have a (personal) Gmail and a (work) Google mail account setup inside Mail client. Every few days (weekly?) Mail seems to forget my personal gmail password and I have to ...
4
votes
2answers
714 views
Does activating auto-login compromise secure password storage?
or:
Does enabling auto-login in OS X add any additional security risks?
How does this auto-login work? I'm not a security expert, but I imagine that such a procedure would require the password to be ...
4
votes
2answers
69k views
Is there any way to view saved wifi passwords on the iPhone?
I've previously connected to a wifi network on my iPhone but I've no way of finding out the password. So is there any way to view saved wifi passwords on the iPhone?
4
votes
2answers
490 views
Per-app password in iOS 5.1
There is the overall locking password, which prevents the phone from being used. Is there a way to pasword-protect on a per-app basis, e.g. lock mail, but not photos. This is under iOS 5.1 on a iPhone ...
4
votes
1answer
360 views
Don't require a password when waking
Is there a way to not require a password when I wake my MBA (open the lid)? I'm aware of the security implications. I'm running Lion.
4
votes
2answers
987 views
My iPad keeps asking me for my iTunes account password
It keeps asking me for my password, even when I'm using other apps such as Mail.
4
votes
1answer
2k views
How to open files from unknown developers without a warning in OSX?
I believe I have too much security on my mac. Whenever I try changing a file name or install a program I have to enter my laptop's password. Moreover, I cannot quickly access downloaded programs ...
4
votes
2answers
510 views
How secure is it to allow Safari to remember passwords on my iPhone?
What key does it use to encrypt the stored passwords? If it uses the phone's unlock code, what key does it use for phones that don't have one set up?
If someone had access to the hard drive contents ...
4
votes
3answers
399 views
What is accessible to an attacker who has reset my administrator password?
I understand that it is possible to reset the administrator password on a Mac, allowing someone with physical access to a machine to create a new password that gives them access to all files unlocked ...
4
votes
1answer
727 views
OSX asking for my password
OSX asks for my user password pretty often -- seemingly whenever it needs to use Keychain. How do I make it stop asking me?
4
votes
1answer
71 views
Can the OS X keychain juggle two accounts for the same site?
I have a different passwords for:
www.example.com/foo/login and
www.example.com/bar/login
It seems as if the keychain only saves the passwords in relation to the sitename as it does not make ...
4
votes
2answers
424 views
Change to an different keyboard layout when entering passwords
I've just bought the Ipad 2, all my existing passwords that I need to use (mails web services etc) are in Arabic characters.
I have added the Arabic Keyboard and am able to use it in normal text ...
4
votes
2answers
279 views
Can I make a locked Itunes 'house account' for a library?
I manage the computers at a public library. We just got a donation of 2 Ipad 2's. I'd like to be able to lend the library patrons the ipads with the itunes account setup (with out a credit card) ...
3
votes
3answers
248 views
Convenient way to store sensitive information on Mac/iPad?
Currently I keep an obscurely-named text file on my hard drive which contains things like bank account and credit card details, various passwords, PINs, and other bits of sensitive/confidential ...
3
votes
3answers
1k views
Is there a default SSH password on Mac OS X?
If I create an account, and don't give it a password, what's the password to SSH it?
3
votes
6answers
12k views
Can I make Safari under iPad save passwords?
Is there a way I can make Safari on my iPad 2 save passwords or auto-fill forms.
for example, I want it to save the user/password for my wifi router so I can access it easily without typing the ...
3
votes
2answers
18k views
How can I make the App Store remember my password?
It seems that my iPod Touch (iOS 5.0.1) will keep asking for my AppleID password every time I try to install an application from App Store. It is really driving me insane.
I would be happy to add the ...
3
votes
4answers
7k views
How do I reset/recover my superuser password without the boot disk?
I lost the superuser password for my iMac and I don't have the boot disk. I already tried the second answer on this page, but every time I type su from the command prompt, it still asks for a ...
3
votes
2answers
1k views
What's the simplest way to password protect a text file?
I'd like to password protect a text file. Not necessarily a .txt file - just a file that's got text in it that I can edit with a standard text editor. I'd like to set a password and be prompted for it ...
3
votes
2answers
1k views
How do I increase sudo password remember timeout?
I already know that I need to tune /etc/sudoers file but I would like to see full information and also a solution that would not require me to use vi editor.
Update: never, ever try to edit the file ...
3
votes
2answers
233 views
Is there any way to crack a password-protected disk image?
I have created a .dmg file with password. Unfortunately I forgot the password and I my Google searches have not resulted in a way to reset the password of this .dmg file.
Please help me find a ...
3
votes
2answers
7k views
How can I reset a Mac's password from Single User Mode?
My sister bought a used MacBook about 6 months ago and she has lost her password.
Here is the procedure I tried to use to reset the password:
Boot into single user mode (press Command-S at power ...
3
votes
2answers
5k views
How to turn off Mountain Lion's screensaver's password requirement?
I have the current version Mountain Lion and set the Screensaver to 30 minutes, but since I am the only person that have access to this computer, I would like to turn the password off, but there seems ...
3
votes
1answer
115 views
Is my system vulnerable to Apple's new password-in-clear-text bug?
With the latest Lion security update, Mac OS X 10.7.3, Apple has accidentally turned on a debug log file outside of the encrypted area that stores the user’s password in clear text.
How can I ...
3
votes
2answers
26k views
I forgot my Encrypt Local Backup password. How can I start over?
In iTunes (Windows 7) Encrypt local backup is checked, and I can't remember the password. I don't need to restore my iPad; I just want to be able to back it up. If I attempt to uncheck this, iTunes ...
3
votes
2answers
1k views
How do I change user password on non-AD Windows Server from a Mac?
I have a Windows server (Win 2003) not using AD, just a simple local file server.
My Mac clients can log in fine to the server using SMB in the Connect To Server window on the Mac, and they can ...
3
votes
5answers
7k views
I forgot my local backup password to unlock the iPhone backup file
I just received my new iPhone from Apple after I had my old one changed due to it being a rather bad specimen. Now I'm occurring a rather irritating problem, as I connected my iPhone with my iTunes to ...
3
votes
3answers
474 views
Problem with ssh agent
I'm having a problem using ssh agent to make sure I don't have to enter a password each time a certain program uses my id_rsa private key.
I did ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/id_rsa and it seemed to add an entry ...
3
votes
1answer
5k views
How do I stop iCal from always asking for a password?
I have several (webcal) subscription calendars on my iCal. Two of them require passwords stored in my keychain. At regular intervals, iCal will ask for my keychain password. Is there a way to set ...
3
votes
3answers
274 views
What to Remove before selling Macbook?
My macbook (feb 2008 white) sold on ebay, but I haven't shipped it yet. I'm concerned about my privacy. I can't wipe the hd clean because I sold the computer with valuable software on it. What ...
3
votes
1answer
4k views
How can I change my Apple ID password on my iPad 2?
I just upgraded my iPad 2 to iOS 6. I am trying to access the App Store for the very first time ever (trying to get the free iBooks app). It keeps telling me I'm using the wrong password. I did not ...
3
votes
1answer
160 views
How to prevent password reset using OS X installation disc?
I want to set a master password for the whole machine, but it appears this can be easily bypassed.
It is possible to reset the Mac OS X Password using the OS X installation disk and Password Reset ...
3
votes
2answers
2k views
How to prevent multiple login windows?
Whenever my rMBP wakes up from sleep, it shows a log in page with my user name. The page has a metallic gray background. After I enter my password, another page opens up with my wallpaper along with ...
3
votes
1answer
425 views
Prevent users from unchecking “require password to wake computer from sleep or screen saver”
I've recently been given the task of securing a small network. One of the things we want to have happen is to have the computers lock down after a period of inactivity.
The easy thing for this, of ...
3
votes
1answer
1k views
Disable Display of Letters on Password (iOS)
When typing a password in any password field on my ipad, it displays each letter I type for a short time. I'm on the train every day, and I always have people looking over my shoulder.. just can't ...
3
votes
1answer
997 views
Recursive Apple ID password procedure?
One of my friends has forgotten his Apple ID password and is attempting to reset it. I told him to go to Apple's password reset page, which he has done. He opted for email authentication/reset since ...
3
votes
2answers
6k views
the iCloud IMAP server “p01-imap.mail.me.com” rejected the password for user xxxxxx
I reset my Apple ID (@me.com - Only have ONE account) as Apple asked me to update my information with a more strong password. I can login just fine into iCloud mail from the web and check, see my ...
3
votes
1answer
341 views
Root password stopped working
I used to be able to enable “root” user and log in under it.
(I know this is not recommended but let's just assume there is an actual reason for doing so.)
I just repeated the instructions, set ...
