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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1929089" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>Allison, if your iPhone supports it (and it does), use facial recognition to open the phone. That way you don't have to type in a code. Nothing for anybody to see. And if somehow someone gets your iPhone, they won't be able to use it because they won't have your face. </p><p></p><p>As for password keepers, I agree with Lifeisabeach, pretty much. I use Enpass, used to have 1Password and left for exactly the same reason he cited. But keep Keychain going, it's free, it works, and it syncs to all your Apple devices through iCloud. </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what LIAB means by:</p><p></p><p>Not disputing it, just don't know what video he is talking about. I heard the story about thieves stealing unlock codes and then stealing the iPhone and locking others out before they can react. I haven't seen any video on it, though. Looking over someone's shoulder to see a code being typed in is easy if the victim is unaware of surroundings, I suppose, but again, use facial recognition and don't type the code. If, for any reason, you DO need to type in the code, be aware of your circumstances and hide the code as well as you can. Even put your back to a wall, not a window, to enter the code, if you are really worried. But most times just cupping the phone in your hand, holding it close to your body, and typing with multiple fingers can make peeking pretty difficult.</p><p></p><p>As for passwords to my password application, mine is currently 35 letters, numbers and characters. It's basically a string of words I obtained from a navigations site called What 3 Words, based on a location that is of interest to me, but no one else, plus some numbers and sprinkled in characters. Yes, it's hard to enter, but it was designed that way. I had to type it in on my iPhone once, then authorized facial recognition and now don't have to enter it again. But anybody who steals my phone and tries to get into it will face a very long, very hard password to break.</p><p></p><p>So, don't get paranoid about it, stay vigilant, use facial recognition, turn on 2FA as much as you can for as many sites as you can. If you decide to get a keyword app, the greatest use is to generate really hard passwords, use them, then turn on facial recognition to get to them. And keep Keychain. </p><p></p><p>I will say one thing about using a password app with Keychain. In Safari, and in other browsers that store passwords, when you move to the login block, you will get a prompt to see if you want to use the stored data for that website. What I find is that Keychain pushes in in front of Enpass with the offer. If I know Keychain has the latest data, I'll use it. But if I know that Keychain doesn't yet have that password because I just created it with Enpass, I'll reject the Keychain and open Enpass to get the account in. Then, as the end, Keychain offers to store that password, which I allow. Now both have the same data on the same account. It sounds more confusing than it really is, but did want to mention that it's important to keep both Keychain and your password keeper up to date.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1929089, member: 396914"] Allison, if your iPhone supports it (and it does), use facial recognition to open the phone. That way you don't have to type in a code. Nothing for anybody to see. And if somehow someone gets your iPhone, they won't be able to use it because they won't have your face. As for password keepers, I agree with Lifeisabeach, pretty much. I use Enpass, used to have 1Password and left for exactly the same reason he cited. But keep Keychain going, it's free, it works, and it syncs to all your Apple devices through iCloud. I'm not sure what LIAB means by: Not disputing it, just don't know what video he is talking about. I heard the story about thieves stealing unlock codes and then stealing the iPhone and locking others out before they can react. I haven't seen any video on it, though. Looking over someone's shoulder to see a code being typed in is easy if the victim is unaware of surroundings, I suppose, but again, use facial recognition and don't type the code. If, for any reason, you DO need to type in the code, be aware of your circumstances and hide the code as well as you can. Even put your back to a wall, not a window, to enter the code, if you are really worried. But most times just cupping the phone in your hand, holding it close to your body, and typing with multiple fingers can make peeking pretty difficult. As for passwords to my password application, mine is currently 35 letters, numbers and characters. It's basically a string of words I obtained from a navigations site called What 3 Words, based on a location that is of interest to me, but no one else, plus some numbers and sprinkled in characters. Yes, it's hard to enter, but it was designed that way. I had to type it in on my iPhone once, then authorized facial recognition and now don't have to enter it again. But anybody who steals my phone and tries to get into it will face a very long, very hard password to break. So, don't get paranoid about it, stay vigilant, use facial recognition, turn on 2FA as much as you can for as many sites as you can. If you decide to get a keyword app, the greatest use is to generate really hard passwords, use them, then turn on facial recognition to get to them. And keep Keychain. I will say one thing about using a password app with Keychain. In Safari, and in other browsers that store passwords, when you move to the login block, you will get a prompt to see if you want to use the stored data for that website. What I find is that Keychain pushes in in front of Enpass with the offer. If I know Keychain has the latest data, I'll use it. But if I know that Keychain doesn't yet have that password because I just created it with Enpass, I'll reject the Keychain and open Enpass to get the account in. Then, as the end, Keychain offers to store that password, which I allow. Now both have the same data on the same account. It sounds more confusing than it really is, but did want to mention that it's important to keep both Keychain and your password keeper up to date. [/QUOTE]
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