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From: Connor Shannon <cshannon1898@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Apple asking for new password on some browsers
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2024 19:54:57 -0700
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On 7/9/24 5:23 AM, Alan Browne wrote:
> On 2024-07-08 12:40, Connor Shannon wrote:
>> On 7/7/24 4:35 AM, Alan Browne wrote:
> 
>>>
>>> Also a good time to set up Apple Passkeys for your devices that have 
>>> a bio lock (fingerprint, face recognition) - do this once you've 
>>> updated your creds (password) on all your machines.
>>>
>>
>> Hi Alan you are probably right and I should just bite the bullet and 
>> do that.
>>
>> Have you ever seen that "security reasons" message before? If my 
>> password is old (it is) why wouldn't Apple just say "It's time to 
>> change your password"?
> 
> I think so.  BTW: Neglected to say: do look up that message on the web - 
> there are several articles replying to it.
> 
> But, in any case, occasional round-the-devices, changing passwords is a 
> good thing - same for iCloud.
> 
> 
>> I don't know about Passkeys but I use TouchID on my Macs and FaceID on 
>> my iPhone.
> 
> Then you're in position to use Passkeys.  Read about them first.  They 
> work on the Apple and Amazon sites to name a couple - it's growing - 
> slowly.
> 

Okay thank you.

I looked and that window was definitely from Apple, it said 
forgot.apple.com. And it asked me some questions to make sure it was 
really me. So I decided to go ahead and do the unlock. I got an okay on 
my Mac and also I got an email from Apple that my ID is unlocked.

I know I should go ahead and change the pw sometime but i was curious 
what this unlock thing was all about so I did that for now. Thank you.