Managing Login Keychains

Question 1

Why must you reauthenticate an iCloud account when you log in on a Mac after your login password has been reset?

Answer 1

Reauthenticating the account adds the Apple ID password to the new login keychain after a login password reset.

The new login keychain that macOS creates doesn’t contain the Apple ID password for the iCloud account.

Question 2

What must you enter in Keychain Access if you want to unlock an archived login keychain?

Answer 2

The old login password for the macOS user account before it was reset

If you remember the old login password for your macOS user account, you can unlock an archived login keychain and move any items to your current login keychain.

Question 3

Which keychain contains the items listed in Passwords preferences when iCloud Keychain isn’t turned on?

Answer 3

Local Items keychain

When iCloud Keychain isn’t turned on, these items are in the Local Items keychain.

Question 4

Which folder path do you enter in the Finder to locate an archived login keychain file named login_renamed_1.keychain-db?

Answer 4

~/Library/Keychains/

The Keychains folder in ~/Library/Keychains/ contains all archived and current login keychain files.