How To Generate Apple ID’s App Specific Password – Guide
Apple now requires users to create application-specific passwords for their iCloud accounts in order to protect them from hackers. This extra layer of security applies to all iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Don’t wait - start creating your app-specific passwords today.
To securely access iCloud email accounts on Spark or allow contact manager apps to access contacts, users must generate a special password for their Apple ID, rather than using their real password.
To create an application-specific password, follow these steps:
To create and manage your Apple ID passwords, log in to appleid.apple.com in a web browser.
Head to the Security section of your account and generate a password.
Add a label to your password for easy recall and hit Create.
Users can create a secure password for their website by writing it down or copying and pasting it after clicking “Done.”
Enter your Apple ID email address and password into the third-party software you’re using - no further action needed.
Apple recommends creating up to 25 application-specific passwords, one for each service or site. However, users can reuse the same password for multiple services.
Application-specific passwords provide an extra layer of security, allowing users to revoke them without having to reset their entire account.
Visit the Apple ID website to log in.
Edit the Security label by clicking on it.
Click ‘View history’ to the right of the link for generating application-specific passwords.
Users can revoke passwords from a list of labeled entries, showing when they were created, by clicking the ‘x’ to the right and selecting ‘Revoke’.
If you suspect your account has been compromised, you can revoke access to all third-party apps by clicking “Revoke All”.
Take extra care with application-specific passwords, as they can be used to access other parts of your life. If someone gains access to your email, they could use it to reset passwords for other services, receive second login codes from financial institutions or confirm transactions via email.
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