{"id":70185,"date":"2023-11-08T21:01:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T13:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=70185"},"modified":"2023-11-09T21:18:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T13:18:24","slug":"secure-password-sharing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/secure-password-sharing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Share Passwords with Family and Friends Securely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wonder how to share the login details and password of a particular website with a friend or family member without compromising security by using chat apps? If you\u2019re an iPhone, iPad, or Mac user, there\u2019s a simple solution.<\/p>\n<p>You can share this sensitive information without revealing the actual password, and even if you update it, they will automatically receive the new version.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/hero.jpg\" alt=\"Secure password sharing illustration\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\"><\/figure>\n<p>This isn\u2019t so much a trick as it is taking advantage of the \u201c<strong>Passwords<\/strong>\u201d feature available on your Mac or mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you\u2019re interested in learning how to share login information and passwords conveniently, as described above, read on.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"requirements\">Requirements:<\/h2>\n<p>To ensure it works, both you, the sharer and the sharee must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Using iOS, iPadOS, or macOS.<\/li>\n<li>Have each other added as a contact.<\/li>\n<li>Have \"<strong>iCloud Passwords & Keychains<\/strong>\" activated. (Recommended). <a href=\"#turnon_icloud_passwords\">How to turn it on.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Enable \u201c<strong>Autofill Passwords and Passkeys<\/strong>\u201d in \u201c<strong>Password Options<\/strong>\u201c.(Recommended). <a href=\"#turnon_autofill\">How to turn it on.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Check the \"<strong>iCloud Password & Keychain<\/strong>\" option in \"<strong>Password Options<\/strong>\".<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default su-box-v7\" id=\"turnon_icloud_passwords\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-radius:3px\">\n<div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#333333;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:1px;border-top-right-radius:1px\">Turn on iCloud Passwords & Keychain<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px\">\n<ol>\n<li>Go to \"<strong>Settings<\/strong>\".<\/li>\n<li>Tap your name.<\/li>\n<li>Select \"<strong>iCloud<\/strong>\".<\/li>\n<li>Choose \"<strong>Password and Keychain<\/strong>\".<\/li>\n<li>Tap \u201c<strong>Sync This iPhone<\/strong>\u201d to turn it on.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default su-box-v7\" id=\"turnon_autofill\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-radius:3px\">\n<div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#333333;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:1px;border-top-right-radius:1px\">Turn on Autofill Passwords and Passkeys<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px\">\n<ol>\n<li>Open \"<strong>Settings<\/strong>\".<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to \"<strong>Passwords<\/strong>\".<\/li>\n<li>Go to \"<strong>Password Options<\/strong>\".<\/li>\n<li>Tap \u201c<strong>Autofill Passwords and Passkeys<\/strong>\u201d to enable it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Under the section \u201c<strong>USE PASSWORDS AND PASSKEYS FROM<\/strong>,\u201d tap \u201c<strong>iCloud Passwords & Keychain<\/strong>\u201d once to check it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2>Sharing Your Passwords<\/h2>\n<p>This can be done using an iPhone, iPad, or Mac. For the following guide, we will be demonstrating it using an iPad.<\/p>\n<p>First, navigate to the \"<strong>Passwords<\/strong>\".<\/p>\n<p>On iOS or iPadOS, you can do so by either searching for \u201c<strong>Passwords<\/strong>\u201d in Spotlight, or navigate to \"<strong>Settings<\/strong>\" > \"<strong>Passwords<\/strong>\". On a Mac, search for \u201c<strong>Passwords<\/strong>\u201d in Spotlight.<\/p>\n<figure><span class=\"su-lightbox\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/original\/navigate-to-passwords.jpg\" data-mfp-type=\"image\" data-mobile=\"yes\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/preview\/navigate-to-passwords.jpg\" alt=\"Navigate to passwords section\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<ol>\n<li>Tap on \u201c<strong>Get Started<\/strong>\u201d under \u201c<strong>Share Password with Family<\/strong>\u201c, then tap \u201c<strong>Continue<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<figure><span class=\"su-lightbox\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/original\/share-password-with-family.jpg\" data-mfp-type=\"image\" data-mobile=\"yes\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/preview\/share-password-with-family.jpg\" alt=\"Share password prompt\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<li>Create a group name, add the group members with whom you wish to share the passwords, and then tap \u201c<strong>Create<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<figure><span class=\"su-lightbox\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/original\/create-group.jpg\" data-mfp-type=\"image\" data-mobile=\"yes\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/preview\/create-group.jpg\" alt=\"Create password group\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<li>Search for and select the passwords you want to share, then tap \u201c<strong>Move<\/strong>\u201c. <\/li>\n<figure><span class=\"su-lightbox\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/original\/select-password.jpg\" data-mfp-type=\"image\" data-mobile=\"yes\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/preview\/select-password.jpg\" alt=\"Select passwords to share\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<li>Choose \u201c<strong>Notify via Messages<\/strong>\u201d if you wish to inform the user, or select \u201c<strong>Not Now<\/strong>\u201d if you prefer not to at this time.<\/li>\n<figure><span class=\"su-lightbox\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/original\/notify-via-messages.jpg\" data-mfp-type=\"image\" data-mobile=\"yes\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/preview\/notify-via-messages.jpg\" alt=\"Notification options\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That\u2019s it! The passwords you selected will now be moved to the group and shared with the contact you\u2019ve chosen.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Unshare Your Passwords<\/h2>\n<p>There are two ways to unshare a password that was previously shared. You can either <a href=\"#unshare_with_contact\">unshare the password for a specific contact<\/a> or <a href=\"#delete_group\">unshare passwords with the entire group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"unshare_with_contact\">Unshare Passwords with a Specific Contact<\/h3>\n<p>To do this:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to \u201c<strong>Passwords<\/strong>\u201d and then tap the name of the group.<\/li>\n<figure><span class=\"su-lightbox\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/original\/group-name.jpg\" data-mfp-type=\"image\" data-mobile=\"yes\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/preview\/group-name.jpg\" alt=\"Group name selection\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<li>Inside the group, tap \u201c<strong>Manage<\/strong>\u201c, select the user you want to remove, and then tap \u201c<strong>Remove from Group<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<figure><span class=\"su-lightbox\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/original\/remove-from-group.jpg\" data-mfp-type=\"image\" data-mobile=\"yes\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/preview\/remove-from-group.jpg\" alt=\"Remove user from group\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 id=\"unshare_with_group\">Unshare a Specific Password with the Group<\/h3>\n<p>If you wish to unshare a specific password that you\u2019ve previously shared with the group, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tap on the group\u2019s name within \u201c<strong>Passwords<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<li>Search and select the password you would like to unshare.<\/li>\n<li>Then, in the \u201c<strong>Group<\/strong>\u201d section, choose \u201c<strong>My Passwords<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<figure><span class=\"su-lightbox\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/original\/move-to-my-password.jpg\" data-mfp-type=\"image\" data-mobile=\"yes\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/preview\/move-to-my-password.jpg\" alt=\"Move password to personal\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This action will transfer the selected password back to your personal list, removing it from the shared group.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"delete_group\">Unshare Everything with the Group<\/h3>\n<p>To unshare all passwords with a group, you will need to delete the group. This will revert all shared passwords back to your personal list. Here\u2019s how to do it:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tap on the group\u2019s name in \u201c<strong>Passwords<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<li>Proceed by tapping \u201c<strong>Manage<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<figure><span class=\"su-lightbox\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/original\/manage-group.jpg\" data-mfp-type=\"image\" data-mobile=\"yes\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/preview\/manage-group.jpg\" alt=\"Manage group options\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<li>Finally, tap \u201c<strong>Delete Group<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<figure><span class=\"su-lightbox\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/original\/delete-group.jpg\" data-mfp-type=\"image\" data-mobile=\"yes\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/preview\/delete-group.jpg\" alt=\"Delete group option\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<h2>Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>Earlier in the <a href=\"#requirements\">requirements section<\/a>, we recommended that both you and the contact with whom you are sharing passwords enable \u201c<strong>Autofill Passwords and Passkeys<\/strong>\u201d in \u201c<strong>Password Options<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p><em>Why is this recommended?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With this feature enabled, whenever you or your contact visit a specific website that requires a login, you will receive a prompt asking if you want the username and password to be filled in automatically. This convenience saves you the time it would take to manually go into \u201c<strong>Passwords<\/strong>\u201d to retrieve the credentials.<\/p>\n<figure><span class=\"su-lightbox\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/original\/autofill-password.jpg\" data-mfp-type=\"image\" data-mobile=\"yes\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/secure-password-sharing\/preview\/autofill-password.jpg\" alt=\"Autofill password prompt\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<p>Check out our article on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/icloud-keychain-vs-password-manager\/\">iCloud Password & Keychain vs. Password Managers<\/a>\u201d to learn more about how iCloud Password can potentially offer advantages over using other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/password-tools\/\">password managers<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share passwords securely with friends and family without using chat apps; 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