Mac OS X: Allowing applications to access your passwords
An application cannot retrieve a password from your keychain without your permission.
When a message asks you to confirm access to your keychain, click Allow Once to grant access this time only, or click Always Allow to let the application retrieve the password at any time without asking.
If you click Deny, you'll have to provide the password yourself.
To allow access before you are asked, open Keychain Access, select a password, and choose Get Info from the File menu. Choose Access Control from the pop-up menu in the information window and add applications.
Before you choose "Allow access by any application" for an item in your keychain, remember that you're making it easy for a computer virus or other software to read the password.
Note: The information is this document comes from Mac OS X Help, the help system included with your computer. It is based on Mac OS X 10.1.2. If a different version is installed on your computer, choose Mac Help from the Help menu. Updated and expanded information may also be available in other Knowledge Base documents.
When a message asks you to confirm access to your keychain, click Allow Once to grant access this time only, or click Always Allow to let the application retrieve the password at any time without asking.
If you click Deny, you'll have to provide the password yourself.
To allow access before you are asked, open Keychain Access, select a password, and choose Get Info from the File menu. Choose Access Control from the pop-up menu in the information window and add applications.
Before you choose "Allow access by any application" for an item in your keychain, remember that you're making it easy for a computer virus or other software to read the password.
Note: The information is this document comes from Mac OS X Help, the help system included with your computer. It is based on Mac OS X 10.1.2. If a different version is installed on your computer, choose Mac Help from the Help menu. Updated and expanded information may also be available in other Knowledge Base documents.
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