Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.sys.mac.system > #87274

Re: Local items Keychain question

Show all headers | View raw

On 2016-01-19, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> In message <dg74haF23i6U1@mid.individual.net> 
>   Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> <s.s.kievits@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> The keychain seems to be the preferred one for Mail to store the mail
>>> passwords, but it remains unlocked. Is that OK?
>
>> Sure. It is locked when you log out, and is not accessible to other users
>> of the system.
>
>>> If I move the passwords to a keychain I created Mail creates the
>>> passwords anew in Local items. Weird. I want keychains to lock after a
>>> certain time and only opened when I want and need it.
>
>> Why? Sounds like you are micromanaging your computer.
>
> And in fact, the keychain locks all the time, For example, if the
> screen saver kicks in and you need a password to unlock the
> screensaver, the keychain locks.

Same with logging out, yes. And at no time is the keychain available for
other users to access - even unlocked. 

> But s/he can set the keychain to lock. You can also open preferences
> in Keychain Access and put the keychain status on the menu bar. This
> allows you to lock the screen andor keychains from the menu bar.

There's no real need to lock keychains manually; you can lock the screen
that way though, which can be useful if you want to lock the screen
immediately.

-- 
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter.
I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

Back to comp.sys.mac.system | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

Local items Keychain question s.s.kievits@gmail.com - 2016-01-19 00:57 -0800
  Re: Local items Keychain question Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-19 15:54 +0000
    Re: Local items Keychain question Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-19 23:59 +0000
      Re: Local items Keychain question Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-20 04:32 +0000
        Re: Local items Keychain question Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-20 06:58 +0000
  Re: Local items Keychain question John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2016-01-19 11:07 -0500
    Re: Local items Keychain question Steve <s.s.kievits@gmail.com> - 2016-01-19 09:58 -0800
      Re: Local items Keychain question Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2016-01-19 10:49 -0800
        Re: Local items Keychain question Steve <s.s.kievits@gmail.com> - 2016-01-19 22:53 -0800
          Re: Local items Keychain question Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2016-01-19 22:55 -0800

csiph-web