What’s the Difference between Password, Passcode, Passkey and Security Key?
Are you confused by the following terms: password, passcode, passkey and security key? Here are some brief definitions and ways to learn more about these terms.
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Avoid Confusion by Setting iPhone Password Autofill to Only One App
Let’s say you use 1Password (or another third-party password manager) on an iPhone or iPad. When that’s the case, it’s easy to end up in a situation where your device will present passwords from both 1Password and iCloud Keychain, possibly along with another app. That won’t break anything, but as you can see in the […]
Read moreHow To View Passwords Saved in Safari
Do you use Safari on your Mac? Do you let Safari save some of your web site passwords? Did you know that you can view a list of all saved passwords as well as the passwords themselves? Use these instructions to learn how to view web site login passwords saved by Safari in your Mac’s … Read more
How To Enter A New Email Password On Your iPhone
Are you unable to either send or receive emails on your iPhone? Are you getting an error message about an incorrect password? Sending and receiving emails are independent processes so one could be working while the other one is not. More specifically, your iPhone could be able to send emails but not receive emails, or … Read more
Beware Of Sextortion Scam Emails
Have you received an email which starts off by listing one of your passwords and then goes on to indicate that a video recording of you watching an adult content video which will be sent to your friends unless you pay a few thousand dollars in bitcoin? Please don’t believe everything you read. Emails like … Read more
Entering your SMTP Password in Apple Mail Sierra And Newer
When you reset or change your email account password, you have to enter the new password in two places in your email account configurations in Mail. The first place is in the incoming mail settings. The second place is in the outgoing (SMTP) mail settings. In previous versions of Apple Mail it was tough to locate … Read more
Regain Access To Your Airport or Time Capsule
Have you forgotten or misplaced your Airport or Time Capsule passwords? If so, you should consider using the Soft Reset feature that Apple builds into Airports and Time Capsules. You could also review my previous Tech Tip about retrieving your Airport password from your Keychain which could save you from having to perform a Soft Reset. I should … Read more
Strengthen and Organize Your Passwords
Make your passwords longer and more complex and make a written list to track your passwords. Or, use a password manager or an encrypted disk image to store your passwords.
Read moreHow Secure Is Your Password?
The purpose of this article is to help you assess the strength and security of your password and to encourage you to start using more secure passwords. As a consequence of the fact that we all need to keep track of many passwords, many people use just one or two passwords over and over again. … Read more