# MacOS Keychains? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 30, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macos-keychains/324241 "2005-09-30T19:28:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macos-keychains/324241/1 "2005-09-30T19:28:33Z")
So, I find myself working on Macs while i’m on campus here, and whenever I use Safari, it keeps nagging me to log into my keychain. Since I don’t particularly feel like using the keychain that this computer seems to offer to everyone who uses the classroom login, I was wondering if it’s possible to make a keychain that applies only to me, that I could keep on my USB thumbdrive. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macos-keychains/324241/2 "2005-09-30T19:42:24Z")
> [@Raguleader](#): > > So, I find myself working on Macs while i’m on campus here, and whenever I use Safari, it keeps nagging me to log into my keychain. Since I don’t particularly feel like using the keychain that this computer seems to offer to everyone who uses the classroom login, I was wondering if it’s possible to make a keychain that applies only to me, that I could keep on my USB thumbdrive. > > Any suggestions? Ummm… yes, that’s do-able. From Apple’s website: 1 Open Keychain Access, located in Applications/Utilities. 2 Choose File \> New Keychain. 3 Type a name and choose a location for the keychain, then click Create. 4 Type a password for the keychain. For help in choosing a good password, click the key button to the right of the Password field to open the Password Assistant. 5 To make the new keychain your default keychain, click Show Keychains, select your new keychain from the list, and choose File \> Make Keychain (new keychain name) Default.