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 A screenshot of the Passwords app on iOS 26. | |
| Developer | Apple Inc. |
| Initial release | September 16, 2024; 17 months ago (2024-09-16) |
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| Predecessor | Keychain |
| Type | Password manager |
Passwords is a password manager application developed byApple Inc. available for devices runningiOS 18,iPadOS 18,macOS Sequoia, andvisionOS 2 or higher.
The app allows users to store and access encrypted account information saved to theiriCloud Keychain or created viaSign in with Apple.[1][2]
Passwords can also be accessed through the iCloud forWindows program.
Users can choose to manually enter new account details into the app, requiring a label or website name alongside the associated username and password.
Additional notes can also be attached to an account for further details; however, users are unable to add their own data fields. Accounts created through Sign in with Apple will be automatically registered into the app and will display their proxy e-mail address if iCloud's "Hide My Email" feature is used.
When entering a new account into the keychain, the app will also provide a strong password suggestion composed of random numbers and letters. All details are encrypted and stored on a user's iCloud account via Keychain, allowing Passwords to be synced and used across devices. AutoFill allows details stored in the app to be automatically entered into a website or application for quick and simple account login.
Alongside standard passwords, the program supports the use ofpasskeys andmulti-factor authentication security codes and will provide users with security recommendations if their passwords are easily guessable or found in a data breach.[3] Accounts can also be added to shared groups to grant access to friends and family.
Passwords will also store the details of any connectedWi-Fi networks and can generate a QR code that can be scanned to connect another device to the same network.
iOS 26,iPadOS 26 andmacOS Tahoe added a password history feature to view previous passwords.[4]
Apple first developed theirKeychain password management system as a component of their now-discontinuedPowerTalk e-mail system.
The concept was eventually revived and directly integrated into the operating system withMac OS 8.6, allowing for the secure storage of several types of sensitive data.[5]
At WWDC 2013, Apple unveiled iCloud Keychain, which introduced the encrypted storage of account details over iCloud.[6]
This allowed for logins to be synced across Mac devices and introduced other notable features including AutoFill and generating suggested passwords upon sign-up.
A simplified version of Keychain has also been included iniOS since its initial release, with password storage previously accessible only through the Settings app.[7] Password AutoFill was first integrated into the operating system with the release ofiOS 11, later being expanded into an API for third-party password managers.
The application was announced on June 10, 2024, byCraig Federighi atWWDC 2024, and shipped withiOS 18,iPadOS 18,macOS Sequoia andvisionOS 2 on September 16, 2024.[2]
Security researcher Marek Tóth presented a vulnerability in browser extensions of several password managers (including iCloud Passwords) atDEF CON 33 on August 9, 2025. In their default configurations, these extensions were shown to be exposed to a DOM-based extension clickjacking technique, allowing attackers to exfiltrate user data with just a single click.[8] The affected password manager vendors were notified in April 2025. According to Tóth, Passwords version 3.1.27 remains vulnerable.[9]
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