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Create specialized keychains for different purposes

Details

If the user can logically split password and other entries into different keychains with different passwords, a compromise of one password will have limited effect.

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

1. Open Utilities
2. Select Keychain Access
3. Select File
4. Select New Keychain
5. Input name of new keychain next to Save As
6. Select Create
7. Drag and drop desired keychain items into new keychain from login keychain

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

Source

Updated on July 16, 2022
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