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data-ajax-endpoint='https://support.apple.com/en-bw/guide/passwords/apd2185d6ee5/mac' data-ss-analytics-event="acs.link_click" href='https://support.apple.com/en-bw/guide/passwords/apd2185d6ee5/mac' id='toc-item-APD2185D6EE5' data-tocid='APD2185D6EE5' > <span class='name'>Copyright</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id='article-section-wrapper'> <div id='article-section' role='presentation'> <div class='AppleTopic apd-topic dark-mode-enabled book book-content'> <div><body dir="ltr" id="mchlp2555" class="AppleTopic apd-topic dark-mode-enabled" data-istaskopen="true" data-designversion="2" lang="en"><a name="mchlp2555"></a><figure class="topicIcon"><img src="https://help.apple.com/assets/66EB39AE299E0B37860E46BE/66EB39AF1C7BF0ADED04338C/en_US/9ee439a4b3e56a9341c48fd857210e9c.png" alt="" height="30" width="30" originalImageName="SharedGlobalArt/AppIconTopic_Passwords.png"></figure><h1>Learn how passwords are used on Mac</h1><p>macOS is designed to keep your information safe and secure. The security of your Mac depends a great deal on using secure passwords in key areas.</p><div id="mchlp9f26e83" class="Subhead"><h2 class="Name">Login password</h2><p>A login password, also called a<em> user password</em>, allows you to log in and access the information on your Mac. When you create your login password, be sure it’s easily memorable, write it down, and keep it in a secure location.</p></div><div id="mchlpbdc3246" class="Subhead"><h2 class="Name">Apple Account password</h2><p>An <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-bw/guide/passwords/aside/glosbdc8e694/1.1/mac/15.0" class="xRef Aside">Apple Account</a> gives you access to the iTunes Store, the App Store, Apple Books, iCloud, FaceTime, and other Apple services. It consists of an email address (for example, daniel_rico1@icloud.com) and a password. Apple recommends you use the same Apple Account for all Apple services. When you create your Apple Account password, be sure it’s easily memorable, write it down, and keep it in a secure location. If you can’t remember your Apple Account password, see <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-bw/guide/mac-help/mchlca50aa6a" class="URL">If you forget your Apple Account password</a>.</p><p>You can also use your Apple Account to reset your login password if you forget it. Sign in to your <a href="https://appleid.apple.com" class="URL">Apple Account page</a>.</p></div><div id="mchlba043c50" class="Subhead"><h2 class="Name">Website passwords</h2><p>When you need to create a password for a website, Safari suggests a unique, hard-to-guess (or “strong”) password. It’s recommended that you use the suggested password or <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-bw/guide/passwords/passkeys-mchl4af65d1a/1.1/mac/15.0" class="xRef AppleTopic">create a passkey</a>. These options are more secure than if you create your own password or reuse a password from another account.</p><p>Passwords and <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-bw/guide/passwords/aside/glos0930f77c/1.1/mac/15.0" class="xRef Aside">passkeys</a> are saved in the Passwords app. You don’t have to remember them, and they’re automatically filled the next time you need to sign in.</p><p>To view or change passwords and passkeys you’ve saved for websites, use Passwords.</p><p><a href="x-help-action://openApp?bundleId=com.apple.Passwords" class="URL">Open Passwords for me</a></p></div><div id="mchl5e4eeb3e" class="Subhead"><h2 class="Name">iCloud Keychain</h2><p>iCloud Keychain saves your passwords and fills them in automatically when you sign in to websites, apps, and services. You can use your saved passwords on all your devices where you sign in to the same <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-bw/guide/passwords/aside/glosbdc8e694/1.1/mac/15.0" class="xRef Aside">Apple Account</a> and turn on Passwords in iCloud settings. See <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-bw/guide/mac-help/mh43699" class="URL">Set up iCloud Keychain to autofill information</a>.</p></div><div id="mchlp556862a" class="Subhead"><h2 class="Name">About your recovery key</h2><p>If you protect the information on your Mac using FileVault, you can choose how to unlock your disk and reset your login password if you forget it: using your Apple Account or a recovery key. A recovery key is a string of letters and numbers that’s created for you. 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