Using keychain to password protect applications

I want a special password to open Quickbooks. Is that possible?

no. you can change permissions on it so that only one user can launch it or you can put the app inside an encrypted disk image which would have to be mounted before you can run the app.

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Using .htaccess to password protect in safari

I am using .htaccess to password protect a directory on a website. Is there a way to force safari to forget the password other than clearing the cache and quiting safari completely? Can a log out be created?
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Internet passwords are stored in the keychain. Launch the Keychain Access application, find the password item, and delete it.

Is there any way to set up an Airport Extreme that had been previously used in a password protected network and the password was not provided by the seller ?

Background -
My original Airport Extreme Base Station failed (would not connect to the modem). I purchased a similar, if not identical base station on eBay. Unfortunately, the purchased base station apparently was used in a password protected network. For what it is worth, my son gave me a Netgear wireless router, but it leaves a lot to be desired. For one thing, I use to keep the cable modem in the basement along with the Airport base station, with a printer connected to the USB port. The Netgear device does not have a USB port and also requires that the computer (in this case, the eMac) used to set up the network be connected to one of the ethernet ports. This meant I had to move the cable modem and router into my bedroom, a very undesirable situation. It then occurred to me that the original Airport base station Wi-Fi function might still work, and tested this hypothesis and sure enough, the Wi-Fi function does indeed work I currently have both base stations powered on, with my printer connected to the original. Both base stations appear under my Network icon, but neither Airport Utility 5.4.2 or Airport Administrator Utility 4.2 see either base station. I can select the original base station as my network, connect to the printer or even my other computers, but as soon as I try to select the new one, it asks for the password. I would like to somehow reset this base station and then redefine the network name and encryption.

I would suggest that you perform a "soft" reset on the AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS) that you just got from eBay. This type of reset will temporarily (5 minutes) disable both the base station and wireless security passwords so that you can access it with the AIrPort Utility to make the necessary changes.

Password protected applications

How can I password protect applications on my 3GS? For example, in notes I sychronised my notes from Outlook, and would like to password protect the content and / or the application.

Sorry, can't be done for Notes. You can only protect the phone itself via Settings > Passcode Lock or a few applications under Settings > General > Restrictions.

Password Protect Applications

Is there a way i can do this? I want to password protect my messages app basically, or make it ask me for a pin so that i can access the application to stop other people viewing it, does anyone know if there's a feature within the OS that allows this or if not can anyone recommend an application that will allow me to do this?
I'm using an iPhone 4 on iOS 4.0 if thats any help to the matter

There are no applications that can do this, and most likely there won't be any as Apple is highly unlikely to let third party apps access the API's necessary to do what you want.
You can, however, suggest Apple add this feature here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

Is it possible to password protect applications?

I'd like a password to be required when accessing various programs, Mail for example. I know you can require a password when checking for new mail, but that leaves access open to previously sent and received messages. I want a password dialog box to pop up when the program is launched, protecting access to that program under that user. Is this something possible with the Keychain or is there a third party app for this?
Thanks for any help.
C
PowerBook G4 1.5 GHz Mac OS X (10.3.7)

Messages are not part of the application. Protecting the application would do nothing to protect the data, which can be easily viewed without using Mail.app.
In general, sensitive data can be stored in an encrypted disk image. I am not sure how easily that could be done with mail.
The best approach, however, is to use OS X's user model. Each user should have his own account. People who shouldn't see your mail should not have access to your account. That, along with locking in the screen saver provides more security than locking an application could do.

Application to Password Protect applications?

I have a Hotmail application on my phone which automatically when you click on it logs straight in and shows your email (not very private).
I have a password on the phone to prevent access but thats annoying as I have to put it in every time i wanna use the phone.
I was wondering if anyone knows of a application "apple" actually supports via non modded/cracked phones that allows you to set a password on specific applications to prevent you opening them without a password?
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Jamie

Did you search the app store?

Leopard: using .htaccess to password-protect directories on local server

I'm familiar with protecting files via htaccess/htpasswd, and have done so in Tiger, but haven't been able to make it work under Leopard. I have a default, virgin Leopard install. /etc/apache2/httpd.conf has AllowOverride All set on its root directory. The .htaccess and .htpasswd files exist. But when I browse to the folder, no password prompt comes up. The access and error log don't show anything interesting.
Help?

/etc/apache2/httpd.conf is deceptive. It is overridden by directives in /etc/apache2/users/*.conf. So you also need to AllowOverride All in /etc/apache2/users/user.conf for the user for whom the folder in question is inside ~user/Sites/. (And then sudo apachectl restart of course.)

Password Protect a Folder

Hello,
is there a way to password protect a folder?
THX
Ben

Almost. You can open "Disk Utility", then File > New > Disk Image From Folder. Choose the Folder you want to "password protect", then click Image. In the next dialog box, choose one of the two types of encryption (not none!). Also choose a name for the disk image, and click "Save". You will be prompted for a password for the disk image. Now you have made a copy of the Folder you wanted to password protect, and it will have a dmg extension. To eliminate the original Folder, drag it to the Trash and then "Secure Erase" the Trash. To use the new password-protected disk image, double click it and type in your password. In fact, you probably won't need to remember the password for the disk image itself, because it will be stored in your keychain. Rather you will need to type in your usual login password so that disk utility can retrieve the image's password from your keychain.
Two comments:
1. You may not want to secure erase the original folder until you are sure the disk image works!
2. I don't have a lot of experience with this, so I can't promise the disk image will be writable, and not read-only.

App wants to use keychain after every restart

Every time I restart and then launch Mail, I get a dialog box stating that it wants to use my keychain (the one that was created with my user name, not the "login" keychain). Is then anyway to have this avoided by granting it automatice permission. Alternatively, is there any way to point it to using the "login" keychain?
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I had simply moved other keychains to the trash. Reboot, and the password should be then placed in the login keychain. You could also move/delete keychains and passwords in Applications/Utilities/Keychain Access

Confirm password protection?

I'm new to using AE at home and I want to ensure that the network is secure. So, two questions. (And thanks for the other answer's I've gotten here so far.)
1) After completing all the setup steps, correctly, I believe, how can I verify that the system is indeed password protected?
It's hard to test the password protection, now that both my Macs have the password committed to keychain memory, because they automatically log into the network without any input from me (as they should, of course, but this prevents me from testing to see if the network demands a password before allowing anyone else in). Is there any way to verify that the password protection is "on" (ie working)?
2) Do both WPA and WPA2 encrypt data in both directions, to/from the macs and the Airport Express?

Pegasus, hch, thanks for your replies. Looking at the posted BIOS screenshot I think those are boot/BIOS passwords only that do not protect user's data. If you could test it Pegasus it would be great help for others searching similar information in the future I guess
As for the eDrive it is not an option you can enable/disable in BIOS. It is hardware base Windows BitLocker that can work with compatible SSDs provided some requirements are met, like:
- The system needs to support UEFI 2.3.1
- UEFI boot should be enabled and UEFI enabled Windows 8 should be installed
- The computer must boot natively from UEFI.
- The system needs to support Opal 2.0 standard
- The computer must have the Compatibility Support Module (CSM) disabled in UEFI.
Personally I use ATA HDD password protection since it provides fast and easy way to protect the data whenever I need it. I would love to see that feature in MSI gaming notebooks.

Open Firmware Password Protection?

Anyone had any luck setting this up? I don't see it on the DVD... I am hesitant to use the one from my Tiger CDs... anyone know how to setup Open Firmware Password Protection on Leopard?

Thanks for detailing your solution Mac Campbell.
Unfortunately I can't locate the Firmware Password Protection application in the directory you listed nor any other folder for that matter. I'm not confident its been installed on my system (clean install of Leopard btw). Could you please confirm its exact location for this Terminal newbie.
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Password Protection gone bad

I password protected some PDF's under a different version of Adobe. I bought Standard and installed it. Now I can't open those older PDF's because it doesn't recognize the passwords. I've tried every password I can think of. Any suggestions?

Are you sure you're entering the password EXACTLY as you've originally entered it (including spaces, upper/lower-case letters, etc.)? Does the password contain any special characters (unicode characters, quotes, other symbols)?
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Password protecting mail application.

Hello,
I would like to know if i can password protect my mail application, just the way outlook express can be done.I would not like to create a different user
acccount for doing the same.
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You could make Mail ask for a password before fetching new mail or sending mail by altering your keychain preferences. Either prevent Mail from storing your email password in the keychain or let it do that but make sure that your keychain has a different password than your user account, is not set to automatically unlock on login and locks after a very short idle time.
If you have an imap account and leave your messages on the server, this effectively prevents access to your mail without a password. If you use pop and/or download messages to you local folders, though, anything already downloaded will be accessible without a password.
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