Right now, my Mac stows passwords and credit card info, so it can auto-fill. With iCloud Keychain, all that sensitive information is synced across all my devices; if I purchase something on my iPhone, iOS can auto-fill my visa card since that information is already on my Mac. The downside is that this convenience means all my passwords and other data are hanging out on Apple's servers, and are sent across the internet if I change them, so all my devices can be updated. While I'm sure Apple has top security, and I already trust them with my email, contacts, and other personal information, I haven't been able to bring myself to tak that last step of trusting them with my payment details and login credentials. As I said before, it's nothing against Apple; I wouldn't really trust any company with that kind of information. Is it a bit paranoid of me? Yeah, probably, but I just can't do it yet. On Aug 21, 2014, at 7:30 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. <kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu> wrote:
> Hi Alex and others. > > I'm thinking about going with keychain. > > Alex, I'm not sure what you mean by "all my passwords and card data would be > nine." Maybe a misprint. Can you please clarify? > > Others who use Keychain, can you please comment on how you like it, and > comment upon its accessibility and usability? > > Many thanks. Keith > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Alex Hall > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 1:46 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: The iCloud Keychain, I Think I'm Beginning to Like It > > I have to say that iCloud syncing is a major reason I have gone all Apple. I > don't trust iCloud Keychain, only because then all my passwords and card data > would be nine, but that is a personal choice and not anything against Apple. > I recently had to switch to a Macbook Air instead of my Mac Mini, since the > Mini's hard drive was failing. I logged into iCloud, and all my reminders, > contacts, internet bookmarks, and more were automatically downloaded. Between > that and Dropbox for files, I've never had such a painless switch to a > different computer. I love not having to worry; if this Air had to be > completely wiped and set up as new, or if I lost it and had to replace it, > getting my data back is just a password away. > On Aug 21, 2014, at 2:35 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > > Hello All, > > I am the proud new owner of a MacBook Pro with Retina Display. > > One of my greatest concerns, being a Windows user, was the difficulty I > would encounter transferring the contents including passwords and system > preferences from my old MacBook to the new one. > > Now I have used the Migration Assistant in the past, when assisting friends, > but not without some minor problems said problems including duplicated user > account errors, etc. > > Before purchasing the new Mac, I decided to configure and enable the > keychain on both my iPhone and my old Mac. > > I would be lying if I stated that I totally understand all of the nuances of > the keychain but, somewhere along the line I must have enabled security > authorization from my iPhone. > > As a result, during the setup process on the new Mac, I was asked to enter > my iCloud keychain security code. Upon doing this, I was sent a > verification code via SMS to my iPhone. Upon entering this verification > code into the new Mac, everything, and I mean everything was configured as > it was on the old Mac. > > The migration was flawless and, unlike on my beloved Microsoft Windows, > painless as well. > > Mark > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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