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They’re accessible outside of a browser, via a “keychain”, and the entire OS is built to use this keychain, which also syncs appropriately among your devices.

On iOS, it’s Settings > Passwords. On MacOS, it’s Keychain Access, which looks like this:

https://support.apple.com/guide/keychain-access/welcome/mac

There is also a UI in Safari itself, which on MacOS has added some advisory features, including easily guessed, seen in a data leak, or used on multiple sites:

https://support.apple.com/en-sg/guide/safari/sfri40599/mac

On MacOS, you can also use the keychain with ssh on the command line:

https://rderik.com/blog/understanding-ssh-keys-and-using-key...




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