Questions tagged [authentication]
The authentication tag has no usage guidance.
121
questions
1
vote
1
answer
56
views
Face ID authentication
When I use Face ID to sign into a third party application what is being sent to the application server to confirm my login.
Apple state, , ** Apps are only notified regarding whether the ...
- 11
1
vote
0
answers
243
views
Apple mail won't log in to gmail account from High Sierra. Cannot add Google account
Call the computer Elf. Elf runs High Sierra. This machine is locked at High Sierra because this is the latest version that will run Aperture, with something like 150,000 photos.
Apple mail will no ...
- 1,902
1
vote
0
answers
38
views
Double-factor auth to unlock iPhone in general and, especially, Passwords app in particular?
Is it possible to make iPhone require both FaceID and passcode when unlocking the device?
Especially the built-in password manager is guilty of relying solely on FaceID to pull up a password for a ...
- 161
0
votes
0
answers
74
views
How did my job's Smart Card become able to authenticate into my personal Macbook Pro?
Quick History: I purchased a 2023 Macbook Pro 16" a few months ago and promptly followed some guide that enables Smart Card authentication for DOD sites in Firefox. I wish I knew all the actions ...
0
votes
0
answers
43
views
Authentication is Disabled [duplicate]
On my Mac Mini, I am trying to update Alfred. So, I hit the update button and get prompted for an Admin username and password, which I provide correctly. However, I get an Authentication is Disabled ...
0
votes
1
answer
861
views
Where does Safari persist the credentials of HTTP(S) Basic Authentication?
Some websites use HTTP basic authentication.
How can you save the credentials of this kind of login in macOS Safari?
Where does Safari persist the credentials?
- 998
9
votes
1
answer
8k
views
How does one bypass the iCloud lock on a MacBook?
I bought a MacBook Air from someone, and they didn't properly factory reset it. I am currently trying to reset it, but when going to Recovery mode via the Internet to proceed further, it requires the ...
2
votes
0
answers
66
views
Mountain Duck with two factor authentication or VPN
I am connecting to a server in Sweden from the US. I have no problem connecting to the server in Terminal using two factor authentication, required by the server in Sweden.
However, I've been ...
- 121
2
votes
1
answer
4k
views
How do I backup Google Authenticator on my iPhone? [duplicate]
In 2022 I bought an iPhone 13 Pro Max. I had had an iPhone 12 Pro Max. I factory reset my iPhone 12 Pro Max and gave it to a friend who had lost his phone. My iPhone was doing a daily cloud backup. I ...
11
votes
3
answers
21k
views
What's the equivalent of md5sum --check for a mac?
I have a lot of files that I need to check. In a UNIX environment I can simply type:
md5sum --check MD5.txt
and the checksum of each file is calculated and compared against the checksums in MD5.txt. ...
- 113
2
votes
0
answers
188
views
Why is my Mac Mini asking for the admin password even though it is set up for SmartCard + PIN
I have a Mac Mini, running Monterey, and am trying to install a new version of Visual Studio for mac. When I install the app, it asks for the admin password. I try to enter the password, but it says I ...
- 21
9
votes
3
answers
2k
views
Tilde character in password interferes with SSH login
From my Mac I sometimes access remote machines with ssh providing a username and password.
The password is generated and sometimes contains a ~. As soon as I hit the ~ in the password, I get some kind ...
- 571
1
vote
0
answers
1k
views
Can Passkeys act as FIDO2 U2F devices, replacing YubiKeys?
To put it more precisely, can Apple's new Passkeys feature allow Apple devices to basically use their built-in Secure Enclaves like built-in U2F devices, replacing external USB security dongles like ...
- 931
4
votes
1
answer
2k
views
M1 Mac (Monterey 12.4) Touch ID is not working for sudo
I followed [this set of instructions] for adding Touch ID authentication to sudo, but it's not working. Almost all the post/questions I found on the internet was more or less same and also they were ...
- 143
2
votes
1
answer
990
views
Gmail in Mail on iOS 10?
I have an old iPhone 5 with iOS 10. When trying to login to a Gmail account in the Settings app in order to use the Mail app I get this from Google:
Error 403: disallowed_useragent
You can’t sign in ...
- 2,134
2
votes
1
answer
570
views
Can I download apps to this iPod Touch 2nd Generation?
I use an iPod Touch 2nd Generation running iOS 6.1.6 to listen to music absent from streaming platforms.
But when I go to the App Store and try to download apps, I get the message:
"Your Apple ID ...
- 3,979
0
votes
1
answer
26
views
Use TouchID as mouse - Any way to get serial output from the chip?
I am investigating the opportunities to use the TouchID as a mouse pointer. Is there any way to read any data except authentication-status from the TouchID chip?
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
4k
views
Broken display on Iphone - cant 'Trust Computer'
I recently dropped my iPhone from a height of 1 foot to the floor and now my screen is broken and unresponsive to input in some areas. In an attempt to salvage any data on the phone I wanted to ...
- 1,418
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
Why did my iphone ask for my macbook air password?
I just did a security update on my iPhone SE (2020) (IOS v15.0.2). Afterwards, I clicked on Settings -> Apple ID, iCloud because it said that I needed to complete something with my Apple ID to ...
2
votes
1
answer
835
views
Are Apple OSs vulnerable to the O.MG cable?
macOS and iOS both seem always to ask whether to trust a device before allowing the exchange of data. Warnings about the O.MG cable claim it gains access to your data the moment you plug it in.
How ...
- 492
2
votes
2
answers
763
views
How does Apple FaceID authentication work?
I gave my son my passwords to Fidelity Investments and my Spectrum Internet account. On his phone, he logged into both apps with my passwords and only needed his face (using FaceID) to access those ...
- 451
1
vote
0
answers
192
views
Is there a smbuser file in macOS?
Is there an equivalent configuration file on macOS like the /etc/samba/smbusers file on Linux/Unix?
I might be wrong, but I thought the smbusers concept was "a thing" on previous versions of ...
- 111
2
votes
3
answers
2k
views
How can I log in to my working Google internet account with Apple Mail on my Mac?
I want Apple Mail to talk to a gmail account. In System Preferences, when I say I want a new Google account, I get a dialog that says
Google requires completing authentication in your web browser
So ...
- 478
0
votes
1
answer
135
views
Setting a default username in Admin authentication dialogs?
For years, whenever I was presented with a dialog asking for Administrator authentication, the Username field was already filled in. I only needed to fill in the password.
This changed (I think) ...
- 180
3
votes
0
answers
4k
views
Using an iPhone as FIDO2 hardware token?
There are many FIDO2 security hardware tokens on the market that allow password-less login on web sites e.g. on your PC. For example from YubiKey, FEITIAN, ePass...
These token communicate for example ...
- 147
0
votes
0
answers
51
views
Unexpected Apple ID verification?
I haven't logged out of any apps, and no apps were running on the iPhone when I picked up the iPhone and pressed the home button to check the battery level. It had a notification to "verify ...
- 5,130
1
vote
0
answers
170
views
Why does user authentication via OpenLDAP work everywhere except for MacOS 11 login and Time Machine?
I have an OpenLDAP directory on an Ubuntu server that I am trying to use for user management, authentication and various other goodies. I can use this directory and its authentication information to:
...
- 255
1
vote
1
answer
859
views
Authenticate SMB file sharing on MacOS 10.15 bound to openldap
We're running a file-sharing server running MacOS 10.15 that is bound (for reasons outside of my control) to a bare openldap (slapd) server running on Ubuntu Server 18.04. The LDAP server is using a &...
4
votes
1
answer
943
views
When an iPhone app uses Face ID does the app itself see your face (i.e. front cam)?
When an iPhone app asks for and uses your Face ID, does that mean the app has access to your iPhone's front camera? Or does it mean the app only receives a true/false value from the iPhone saying ...
- 5,195
0
votes
0
answers
292
views
Under a standard user account, after Big Sur update, why does Disk Utility continuously ask for admin authentication?
I'm running MacOS Big Sur (11.2.1) on a MacBook Air 2014. I exclusively use the MacBook under a standard user account, though I also possess the admin credentials.
Since a recent update (I want to ...
- 892
0
votes
1
answer
128
views
SecurtiyAgent process offload work to SecurityAgentHelper
Projects like Nomad-login (or nowadays Jamf-connect) use to modify the mechanism list in system.login.console authorizationRight.
I see that non-privileged mechanisms runs by SecurityAgent process, ...
- 631
1
vote
2
answers
248
views
Mac interface for logging in on first session is different from the usual one
When I am signing in to my user account, there is a user interface with a black or white (about the dark mode or light mode is selected) background, there are two text boxes for username and password. ...
- 57
0
votes
1
answer
476
views
Adding Google Account in Internet Account on Mac Book Pro: Authentication fails
On My 2019 Mac Book Pro, under internet accounts, I want to add a google account. It prompts me with opening a browser (Safari is the default browser). After a few seconds a window opens saying "...
- 111
5
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Passwordless SSH between MacOS and MacOS not working
I know there are many tutorials, including instructions on this forum but I find that SSH still asks me for a password.
Here is what I tried on the local machine:
ssh-keygen -t rsa # ...
- 3,595
2
votes
0
answers
2k
views
How to Check Authentication Status in Outlook for Mac (2016)
At the University where I work, we've recently made the switch to Modern Authentication. This has caused a lot of issues for users, with previously configured mail clients not properly negotiating ...
- 21
2
votes
1
answer
995
views
How can I use iPhone as a roaming authenticator for webauthn?
I would like to use my iPhone as a roaming authenticator using FaceID when authenticating to web sites using webauthn.
I have upgraded my iPhone iOS to version 14.0.1. I use webauthn.io as an example ...
- 6,452
1
vote
0
answers
153
views
Can't print remotely with "lpr" command unless I log in to remote Mac
I have remote access to a Mac and I'm trying to print over command line using lpr.
However, the command is stuck until I log in to the remote Mac and press an icon to confirm the password already ...
- 11
5
votes
4
answers
36k
views
Failed to authenticate with Google
Just recently, I have been dealing with this frustrating problem of my apple mail not being able to authenticate my Google account. I tried different gmail accounts, removing and re-adding the ...
- 71
3
votes
2
answers
6k
views
How to determine what is causing Mac Pro to automatically log out and where to find logs of logout events?
For the last week or so, I've been coming in to the office every morning to find my Mac Pro has logged itself out.
Mac Pro Late 2013
macOS Catalina Version 10.15.3 (19D76)
I have been randomly ...
- 88
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
Mojave SMB file sharing authentication issues
I'm trying to set up SMB file sharing from one Mac running macOS Mojave to another. The serving Mac runs Server.app and an Open Directory master with Local Network Users. The client is bound to the ...
- 754
0
votes
1
answer
229
views
How to view Failing Authentication Logs for a specific iOS Application
How do I view specific logs for a specific iOS Application? It is not a native iOS Application.
It is an iOS Application installed from an MDM solution. It is an iOS Application that allow the user ...
- 1,188
1
vote
1
answer
325
views
Can't log in to Music/iTunes store on MacBook
When Apple TV+ came out, I wasn't getting the one-year offer as I should have and got the advice from Apple's online chat to try just completely logging out and back into my Apple account.
I logged ...
26
votes
6
answers
11k
views
Add a Google account to macOS 10.14.6 running Safari 13.0?
Starting on September 20, 2019, my macOS 10.14.6-equipped iMac began asking me to enter the password for two Google accounts I've long had connected to the machine.
I clicked the notification bubble ...
- 46.4k
2
votes
2
answers
1k
views
macOS prompts to log in to Google accounts on every wake
I have several Google accounts set up in System Preferences > Internet Accounts on macOS 10.14.5. The Google accounts have two-factor authentication. I'm able to log in the accounts via a Safari ...
- 161
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
Why does MEGAsync need my password?
I have downloaded the MEGAsync app (because MEGA won't let me download in Firefox), and whenever I launch it, I get a password prompt with no stated reason:
Why does MEGAsync need my password?
...
- 1,378
2
votes
3
answers
2k
views
Two Factor Authentication on 10.10.5 Yosemite
I cannot find where to get my two factor authentication verification code from in settings on the Mac, neither is there any input field for me to type in the code. What do I do?
- 21
6
votes
1
answer
7k
views
Can I access iCloud Drive files from non-apple device?
I have an application that stores its files on iCloud Drive for synchronization. I'd like to write a cloud service that can also access the files.
For example, if I record a video on my app, I'd like ...
- 163
0
votes
2
answers
281
views
what happens if an Apple ID is never authenticated?
Allan says that something smells rotten about the account, that something, somewhere, must be compromised. Is that an absolute?
That, in order to create an Apple ID, that the e-mail must be ...
- 241
1
vote
3
answers
9k
views
How to contact Apple if somebody has created an AppleID using an email address of mine.
Before you downvote this question consider that I'm not the first to run into Apple's odd recursive authentication loop.
Frustrated Apple User sums it up as:
So Apple could do nothing and this guy ...
- 241
-3
votes
1
answer
679
views
How to unlock an Apple ID through e-mail? [closed]
My AppleID was just registered and used on iCloud -- but not by myself. Perhaps a Christmas present erroneously associated with my e-mail, or maybe not. Could be malicious. Either way I want to ...
- 241