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It would be nice if it disabled itself when another password manager is installed...

by Wowfunhappy 4y ago

birdyrooster 4y ago
Many of us use more than one (especially shared use with work) and the default behavior seems correct.
- themadturk 4y ago
  I actually use both Keychain and LastPass. They are more or less in synch. I need LastPass (or at least another non-Keychain alternative) because I don't just work in the Apple ecosystem, but I use Keychain as well because it is very convenient when I'm on an Apple device.
blooalien 4y ago
Or at least asked you outright when installing a new one; "Please choose a default app to perform this function: Password Management" and then show you a list of currently installed ones (+ the newly installed one of course)…
- diebeforei485 4y ago
  Problem is, lots of users have work and personal passwords in different apps.
oreilles 4y ago
Keychain is opt-in, users choose wether they want to use it or not when configuring their iPhone for the first time.
- Wowfunhappy 4y ago
  Not in my experience. I never turn it on (because I want to use Bitwarden), but Safari always offers to save passwords unless I manually disable it.
  - JimDabell 4y ago
    There are three different things here: - The keychain is an essential part of macOS and iOS; if an application wants to securely save data then that is the interface it uses. This is not optional because a huge proportion of applications would break if it were removed. - iCloud Keychain is the feature of iCloud that syncs your keychain to iCloud. iCloud itself is opt-in, and this particular feature of iCloud is opt-in as well, I think, or at the very least optional even if you use iCloud. - Safari has a built-in password manager, like every other browser these days. This saves to the keychain, whether that’s synced or not.
pwinnski 4y ago
Oh, please don't! I use both 1Password and keychain for different purposes, and I want access to both. I definitely don't want keychain silently disabling itself just because I installed 1Password!
diebeforei485 4y ago
There are people who have their personal passwords in iCloud Keychain, and have work credentials/keys in 1Password.

It would be nice if it disabled itself when another password manager is installed...

birdyrooster 4y ago

Many of us use more than one (especially shared use with work) and the default behavior seems correct.

themadturk 4y ago
I actually use both Keychain and LastPass. They are more or less in synch. I need LastPass (or at least another non-Keychain alternative) because I don't just work in the Apple ecosystem, but I use Keychain as well because it is very convenient when I'm on an Apple device.

blooalien 4y ago

Or at least asked you outright when installing a new one; "Please choose a default app to perform this function: Password Management" and then show you a list of currently installed ones (+ the newly installed one of course)…

diebeforei485 4y ago
Problem is, lots of users have work and personal passwords in different apps.

oreilles 4y ago

Keychain is opt-in, users choose wether they want to use it or not when configuring their iPhone for the first time.

Wowfunhappy 4y ago
Not in my experience. I never turn it on (because I want to use Bitwarden), but Safari always offers to save passwords unless I manually disable it.
- JimDabell 4y ago
  There are three different things here: - The keychain is an essential part of macOS and iOS; if an application wants to securely save data then that is the interface it uses. This is not optional because a huge proportion of applications would break if it were removed. - iCloud Keychain is the feature of iCloud that syncs your keychain to iCloud. iCloud itself is opt-in, and this particular feature of iCloud is opt-in as well, I think, or at the very least optional even if you use iCloud. - Safari has a built-in password manager, like every other browser these days. This saves to the keychain, whether that’s synced or not.

pwinnski 4y ago

Oh, please don't! I use both 1Password and keychain for different purposes, and I want access to both. I definitely don't want keychain silently disabling itself just because I installed 1Password!

diebeforei485 4y ago

There are people who have their personal passwords in iCloud Keychain, and have work credentials/keys in 1Password.