Last week Apple launched its new operation system called Mac OS X Mavericks. In this new operation system available
for download for free from the App Store, Apple has implemented tons of new
features and little improvements and Among those is one that stands out which
is iCloud keychain. iCloud Keychain is also available in Apple’s latest mobile operationsystem iOS 7.
What is iCloud Keychain?
Keychain is a personal password manager made to make your life
just a little easier, with Keychain (a little feature build into iCloud which
is Apple’s Cloud service) will keep all you username and passwords for websites
(like Facebook, Twitter, linkedin…) and apps (such as Mail, Contacts,
Calendar, and Messages), passwords for WIFI and credit card information saved
in the Cloud so it can be accessible whenever you need it on all of your
iDevices. This means that instead of having to put your login and username over
and over again on all your devices, by enabling iCloud Keychain all your login
information will automatically be filled in for you.
How secure is iCloud Keychain? Can i trust Apple with my
personal information?
Keychain saves your personal information encrypting it using
256-bit AES which is the same type of encryption the US government uses to
secure its secret files. The fact that this is encrypted means that only you
(the user) which has the user key can decrypt this code and Apple is unable to
see what you store on its servers, even if it wanted to see what your password
is it would take several thousands of years in order to decrypt it.
How do i enable iCloud Keychain?
Like mentioned previously, iCloud keychain can be enabled both on
Mac OSX Mavericks and iOS 7 here is how you can do it on both devices:
iOS 7
1.
Open Settings
2.
Navigate to iCloud
3.
Turn on KeyChain
On Mac OSX Mavericks
1.
Navigate to the Apple Menu
2.
System Preferences
3.
Go to Keychain
4.
Enter the required
information
Will Keychain work with third party apps?
Unfortunately Apple currently only supports its own apps and third party apps which have been integrated into the
operation system like Twitter and Facebook, however Apple has demonstrated it
is capable of doing so, we might see this feature being added in a future
release of iOS 7. I guess you’ll just have to remember your passwords for now.
Source:AmogTech
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