Eamon MasonJan 7, 2023
Ricky Mondello
It was a delight to hear @gruber and @glennf talk about iCloud Keychain on the latest The Talk Show. Glenn mentioned a really cool trick I want to repeat: in Safari, if you right-click or tap-and-hold on a TOTP setup QR code, you’ll get an option to set up a code generator. :)
Jan 3, 2023 at 5:01pmWeb
Show threadJared SinclairJan 3, 2023
@rmondello That is a wonderful addition.
Show threadRhett RogersJan 3, 2023

@rmondello @gruber @glennf

That is good to know! I use Keychain all the time and I have been copying and pasting the setup code up until now. It will be fun to try out alt clicking on QR codes.

Show threadKevin Renskers Jan 3, 2023
@rmondello it’s little things like this that made me switch from 1Password just a week ago
Show threadMark MalstromJan 3, 2023
@rmondello does this work with SVGs now? Last time I tried it it only worked on raster images
Show threadRicky MondelloJan 3, 2023
@markmalstrom It does! I’ve put a lot of work into the heuristic. If you find ANY page where it doesn’t work, I want to know about it and want to fix it.
Show threadMark MalstromJan 3, 2023
@rmondello oh good! I’ll try it again
Show threadSloanLAJan 4, 2023
@rmondello @markmalstrom I love the work you do and share with all of us. Thanks!!
Show threadDr. Mattias Holm Jan 3, 2023
@rmondello @gruber @glennf following you here made me go all in on the Keychain. Moving away from Google Authenticator and Authy (never switched completely to Authy) now. As I mentioned somewhere else, only missing thing is syncing of SSH and PGP keypairs. 🙂
Show threadMatt BirchlerJan 3, 2023
@rmondello @gruber @glennf This is a truly awesome feature 😁 I accidentally discovered it on iOS when I was going to AirDrop the QR image to another device so I could scan it with my iPhone. A lovely feature ❤️
Show threadIgor PstygaJan 3, 2023
@rmondello 🤯 that's brilliant
Show threadPatrick MayoJan 3, 2023
@rmondello @gruber @glennf this is mind blowing! Love it!
Show threadjphJan 3, 2023
@rmondello @gruber @glennf @tabletcorry I was absolutely delighted when I discovered this feature. I long pressed a QR code hoping to save it to photos so I could open it in a barcode reader app and hopefully extract the code for my authentication app and… there was that option. And it worked. I started moving all my 2FA to iCloud Keychain that day.
Show threadRomain DilletJan 3, 2023
@rmondello I switched to iCloud Keychain (from 1Password) a couple of weeks ago and it works really well. Good job 👍
Show threadkukacwapJan 3, 2023
@glennf @gruber @rmondello I started to move over from 1Password couple weeks ago. Long process as I want to clean things up during it. I love 1Password, but my needs are different from where they are pivoting to. I’m on iOS and iPadOS for home use exclusively. I don’t need a more complex solution, but could not settle before the OTP code generator. Keep up the development.
Show threadCabinet 20 🌱 Jan 3, 2023
@rmondello If it wasn’t for missing family sharing some passwords with my wife, I’d be all over this - it looks great.
Show threadNikhil NigadeJan 4, 2023

@rmondello I’ve been using this ever since you first mentioned it on the bird site. Saved a lot of time.

It unfortunately does not work, for me, for QR codes drawn using SVG, Canvas or the like. Only img tags work. Is this expected behaviour in the current releases?

Show threadRicky MondelloJan 4, 2023
@nikhil On macOS, we have much better support for <svg>, <canvas>, and <table>. Are you trying on macOS or iOS?
Show threadNikhil NigadeJan 4, 2023
@rmondello this was on macOS. If I run into this again, I’ll share the reproducible case with you.
Show threadRicky MondelloJan 4, 2023
@nikhil Please, please, please do! Making this better is a work hobby of mine. :)
Show threadNikhil NigadeJan 4, 2023
@rmondello thanks, appreciate it 🙏🏼
Show threadNikhil NigadeJan 4, 2023
@rmondello Found one case on Github. This is a regular image tag.
Show threadRicky MondelloJan 5, 2023

@nikhil Oh! Can you help me debug this?

1. Are you zoomed into the page at all? That is, does hitting ⌘0 change the zoom scale? If so, does it work after you reset the zoom scale?

2. Can you try in Safari Technology Preview and let me know if it reproduces there?

Show threadNikhil NigadeJan 5, 2023

@rmondello sure thing

1. 100% zoom, default
2. Yes, works in STP Release 160. Interesting

Show threadRicky MondelloJan 5, 2023
@nikhil Nice. STP has improvements to the heuristics here that fix your problem! Those improvements will ship in Safari at some point in the next few months.
Show threadNikhil NigadeJan 5, 2023

@rmondello super! Thank you for looking into this.

Also, please give me regards to who ever are responsible for implementing PassKeys.

TOTPs and PassKeys have made my life so much easier on iOS and macOS devices. 💜

Show threadThe mainstream zombieJan 4, 2023
@rmondello @gruber @glennf my favorite kind of a-team 😊
Show threadMichael McAuleyJan 7, 2023
@rmondello @gruber @glennf I love what you all are doing with iCloud Keychain and I want to use it but I can’t give up 1Password yet (sharing, security questions, TOTPs for CLI, etc.) I hope these things are on your roadmap because you’ve been crushing it and I’d love to switch!
Show threadFull Report BelowJan 7, 2023
@rmondello That works for all TOTP sites, like Github and stuff?
Show threadJulianGindiJan 7, 2023
@rmondello @glennf @gruber I’ve been hearing a lot of votes of support for iCloud Keychain, but has it received a publicly-released security audit? I’m very much intrigued due to its ease of use and integrations, but I’m very cautious these days.
Show threadGlenn FleishmanJan 7, 2023
@gindi @rmondello @gruber A regular criticism I make of Apple is a failure to publish security audits. I expect they hire third parties to do this on the regular. But it's not best practices to rely on internal research and external flaw discovery.
Show threadAndrew HintzJan 7, 2023
@rmondello @gruber @glennf I love the idea of using iCloud Keychain for password management, but the need to share passwords with my wife (bank, utilities, Netflix, etc.) will keep me with 1Password for now.
Show threadApplewiseJan 7, 2023
@rmondello @gruber @glennf
Knowers of Mac tricks. MacOS used to have a great shortcut where option clicking the three lines at top right that represented Notification Centre would temporary hide those that were hanging out on the side.
This was a fantastic feature that’s i massively enjoyed, so what do I do now?
Show threadApplewiseJan 7, 2023
@rmondello @gruber @glennf also, where did discontiguous text selections in textedit disappear to.
Since Ventura it seems we’ve seen the last of it. 😪
Show threadMike CraveyJan 7, 2023
@rmondello @gruber @glennf YES! And, honestly, while I’ve heard @siracusa talk about it on ATP, I wasn’t ever sure how to add it to iCloud Keychain. So, thank you for the visual that helps illustrate the words.
Show threadJuergen R. Jan 8, 2023
@rmondello what? 🤯
Show threadキャリーJan 13, 2023

@rmondello @gruber @glennf Very cool but kinda hidden. I wish Apple had more ways for guiding typical users to discover how to make the most of macOS.

I still see some people go on “password generator” websites rather than use macOS’s built-in generator 😰

Show threadExandraJan 16, 2023
@rmondello @gruber @glennf I tried this on iOS in the official mastodon web client and no dice. Any tips?