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To use Touch ID for these tasks, you must have logged in to your Mac already by entering your password. Unlock your Mac and some password-protected items: When you wake your Mac from sleep, or open a password-protected item, just place your finger on Touch ID when asked.

Open and unlock 1Password. Choose 1Password Settings, and click Security. Select “Allow Windows Hello to unlock 1Password”. Now you can use Windows Hello to unlock 1Password. Google has introduced a biometric authentication step before auto-filling passwords for iOS. Now, iPhone and iPad users will be able to authenticate using Face ID, Touch ID, or phone passcode. The Chrome Password Manager allows users to autofill saved passwords into iOS apps or browsers if Chrome autofill is enabled in Settings.

Google is adding fingerprint authentication to Chrome, with the latest beta of the browser able to tap into biometric sensors like Touch ID on Apple’s MacBook Pro. Chrome 70, which was released in the beta channel this week, will allow websites to use fingerprints to authenticate users looking to log-in and more.

It’s part of a couple of updates to the Web Authentication API, which includes more secure ways to make sure the current user is the legitimate one. That process started out all the way back in Chrome 51, but the two credential types introduced there are being joined by greater deployment of a third in Chrome 70. “PublicKeyCredential” was added to the desktop version of Chrome back in version 67, and is now being enabled by default on Android.

With it, web apps will be able to create “strong, cryptographically attested, and application-scoped credentials to strongly authenticate users,” Google says. Each credential is bound to authenticators – the way the user is recognized – so that, for instance, only you get access to your messaging or shopping accounts.

One of those authenticators could be fingerprint recognition, now, too. Chrome 70 enables macOS’ Touch ID sensor by default, along with any fingerprint sensor available on an Android device. Developers of web apps will therefore be able to request a user’s fingerprint in order to confirm their identity.

Considering just how much of what we do each day on a computer actually takes place in the browser, the addition of fingerprint scanning in Chrome is a significant one. It’s not just Google that’s working on this, mind. The technology Chrome 70 is using is based on WebAuthn, a new API and web standard that allows security devices to be integrated with website authentication.

That’s not just limited to Touch ID, either, and could one day include services like Face ID too. So far, Apple hasn’t publicly disclosed its work integrating WebAuthn with Safari, its own browser, though it’s hard to imagine the company isn’t developing that.

As for Chrome 70, the new version also adds the Shape Detection API, which allows a device to use its shape-detection capabilities on online images. It will allow Chrome to spot faces, barcodes (including QR codes), and text in images, without relying on a library.

Chrome 70 is available now for users of the Chrome beta channel. It’s expected to graduate to full Chrome public release soon.

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If you’re not using iCloud Keychain on your iPhone, you should definitely turn it on. A full-fledged password manager built into iOS and macOS, it stores all of your sensitive information with end-to-end encryption and syncs it across all of your Apple devices.

But even if you’re already using it to store logins to apps, Apple Pay info, and Wi-Fi, internet, and other online passwords, you might not be getting all you can out of it. Here’s how to get the most out of Apple’s password manager—and why you don’t want to rely on it for all of your data storage needs.

How to set up iCloud Keychain

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If you have an iPhone, you have an iCloud account, and if you have an iCloud account, you have iCloud Keychain. If you want to check to see if it’s turned on, you’ll need to you open Settings on an iPhone or iPad (System Preferences on a Mac), then tap your name (Apple ID on a Mac), then iCloud. Scroll down to Keychain and make sure the toggle is green (check the box on a Mac).

That’s basically it. You may need to type in your password or passcode, and you’ll want to check your other Apple devices to make sure it’s turned on for each of them too, but otherwise, there’s nothing else to set up. If you don’t see iCloud Keychain, your device might be too old. iCloud Keychain is supported on deviced that uses iOS 7.0.3 or later, or OS X Mavericks 10.9 and later.

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Autofill passwords with iCloud Keychain

The main reason for iCloud Keychain’s existence is the ability to quickly log into a website without typing or even remembering your username and password. Turning it on is simple. On the iPhone or iPad, head over to Settings, then Passwords and AutoFill Passwords. Flip the toggle, select iCloud Keychain, and you’ll get a Face ID or Touch ID prompt whenever you reach a supported password field.

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You can also use iCloud Keychain AutoFill on your Mac, but only within the Safari browser. To turn it on, head over to Preferences in Safari, then the AutoFill tab. There are a few options, including information from contacts, user names and passwords, and credit cards. Turn on the ones you want and you’ll be all set.

Use Face ID or Touch ID

iCloud Keychain works best when you leverage Apple’s biometric system to make filling passwords quick and easy. If you haven’t turned it on, head over to the Face ID & Passcode tab on your iPhone or iPad (Touch ID & Passcode on the new iPad Air), or the Touch ID tab on your Mac to turn on the ability to use your devices biometric authentication system for autofilling passwords. Then you won’t need to type in your passcode whenever you need to fill in a field.

Add logins manually

iCloud Keychain does a great job picking up logins and passwords as you log into sites and accounts, but you don’t have to wait for a website to prompt you to enter new credentials. Webex sign in. Just like a third-party password manager, you can manually enter logins to save inside the Passwords tab in Settings on your iPhone or iPad. Just press the “+” symbol and you’ll be able to enter your own user name and password for any website.

On a Mac, you can manually create a password profile in Safari. Go to Safari’s preferences, and then select Passwords. Click the Add button, and you can then create a profile with the website’s URL, your user name, and your password.

Check for hacked passwords

With new hacks and data breaches popping up seemingly every day, it can be hard to keep up with them all. Thankfully you can use your iCloud Keychain to keep tabs on which of your password may be compromised. On the iPhone or iPad, head back to the Passwords tab in Settings and tap the Security Recommendations tab. You can opt to Detect Compromised Passwords, which will tell you if your passwords have appeared in known data leaks, is reused on other sites, or if you’re using a password that’s easy to guess.

On a Mac in Safari, go to Safari’s preferences, and click on Passwords. In the list that appears, a yellow alert icon (it’s a triangle with a “!” in the center) means that there are security recommendations available. You can click the icon to see the recommenation.

Don’t be alarmed if there are hundreds of recommendations, it’s possible that many of them are old passwords or ones that are no longer used. But if you see any from sites or accounts that you still use, you should change it. You’ll find a link to the site right in the settings pane, so changing it is a snap.

Create a secure note

In addition to the iCloud Keychain on iOS devices, there’s also a tandem Mac app called Keychain Access. It’s way more powerful than iCloud Keychain, letting you see system keys and roots and export some keychain items for use with other apps.

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You can also use the app to create secure notes for things you need to remember independently of stored passwords. Similar to a password for a locked note in the Notes app, you can write notes in the Keychain Access app that can only be accessed when you enter your Mac password.

Access your iCloud passwords with Chrome on Windows

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iCloud may be Apple’s thing, but if you have an iPhone and a PC, you can still get at your passwords. You’ll need to download iCloud for Windows first and make sure it’s updated to the latest version (12). Then you’ll need to grab the extension in the Chrome store and then sign in to turn on both. Once you enter your verification code, you’ll be able to grab passwords from your iCloud Keychain when visiting a site in Chrome just as if you were using Safari on your Mac.

Get a second password manager

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While iCloud Keychain is safe, secure, and easy, it’s also very tied to both our Apple devices and Safari in general. There’s no easy way to export passwords, sync notes, share passwords with other browsers, or access your keychain on an Android phone or Chromebook. For those situations, you’ll need a third-party password manager, so it’s not a bad idea to run one alongside iCloud Keychain on your Apple device. Our sister site, PCWorld, has a complete roundup of the best ones you can buy.

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Update 2/16: Added iCloud Keychain compatibility.





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