Use iCloud Keychain to keep passwords, accounts and more up to date with iCloud

With iCloud Keychain, you can securely store your passwords, accounts and more in iCloud, and access them on all of your devices.

Access the same passwords, accounts and more on all of your devices

When you set up iCloud Keychain, your important information is stored in the cloud, which frees up space on your device. iCloud Keychain uses industry-standard technologies, like end-to-end encryption, to keep the following information secure:

  • Safari user names and passwords

  • Passkeys

  • Credit card numbers and expiration dates

  • Wi-Fi and AirPlay passwords

  • The accounts you use in Mail, Contacts, Calendar and Messages

Because your information is stored in the cloud, you can access it anywhere that's set up for iCloud Keychain, including your iPhone, iPad and Mac. You can also access web passwords on a Windows device when you turn on iCloud Passwords in iCloud for Windows.

Changes you make on one device – like updating a Safari user name, changing a password or deleting an account – automatically appear on all of your devices. Your information is always up to date, no matter where you access it.

Share your passwords, accounts and more with others

With iOS 17, iPadOS 17 or macOS 14, or later, you can share passwords and passkeys with a group of trusted contacts. Everyone in the group can add and edit passwords to keep them up to date. Because sharing is through iCloud Keychain, it's end-to-end encrypted. With iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS 15, or later, you can also share your Sign in with Apple accounts, so everyone in the group can quickly and privately sign in to apps and websites.

See “Share passwords or passkeys with people you trust” in the user guide for iPhone or iPad, or the Passwords User Guide for Mac.

Note: If you move a password into a shared group, you can only access the password on device with iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS 14 or later.

See alsoApple Support article: iCloud data security overviewApple Support article: If iCloud Keychain won't turn on or sync
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