Change Password & Security settings for your Apple ID on Mac
On your Mac, use Apple ID Password & Security settings to change the password and security settings associated with your Apple ID.
To change these settings, choose Apple menu 
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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Apple ID | View the email address associated with your Apple ID. In some locations, you can use a phone number instead of an email address. See the Apple Support article Use your mobile phone number as your Apple ID. | ||||||||||
Password | Change the password for your Apple ID account. You may need to enter your computer login password, or answer your security questions. Enter and verify a new Apple ID password according to the instructions that appear. | ||||||||||
Security questions | Click “Change security questions” to update your security questions. This option only appears if you’re not using two-factor authentication. | ||||||||||
Rescue email address | Click “Add address” to add an email address to help you reset your password or security questions if you forget them. This option only appears if you’re not using two-factor authentication. | ||||||||||
Two-Factor Authentication | View whether two-factor authentication is on. Two-factor authentication is turned on automatically for most Mac computers. If two-factor authentication is off, click “Turn on” to begin using it. After you set up two-factor authentication, you must use it when you sign in to your account—you can’t turn it off. | ||||||||||
Trusted Phone Numbers | Specify trusted phone numbers used to verify your identity when signing in on a different device or browser. To add a phone number, click the Add button To remove a phone number, select it, click the Remove button This option only appears if you’re using two-factor authentication. | ||||||||||
Get a Verification Code | Generate a verification code if you need one to sign in to your account on another device or on iCloud.com. This option only appears if you’re using two-factor authentication and you don’t have security keys. | ||||||||||
Security keys | Use physical security keys for a stronger form of two-factor authentication. See Use security keys for two-factor authentication on Mac. | ||||||||||
Account Recovery | Choose up to five people you know and trust to become account recovery contacts. If you ever get locked out of your account, a recovery contact is someone who can verify your identity and help you regain access, without being able to access your account and data themselves. You can choose one of your contacts, or if you use Family Sharing, a member of your Family Sharing group. To set up a recovery contact, click Manage, then click the Add button You can also set up a recovery key to increase the security of your account. Click Manage next to Account Recovery, click Manage next to Recovery Key, click Turn On, then follow the onscreen instructions. This option only appears if you’re using two-factor authentication. | ||||||||||
Legacy Contact | Designate people who can access your Apple account data in the event of your death. Your Legacy Contact can be anyone you choose—they don’t even need an Apple ID or an Apple device. To designate a Legacy Contact, click Manage, click Add, then follow the onscreen instructions. See the Apple Support article How to add a Legacy Contact for your Apple ID. This option only appears if you’re using two-factor authentication. | ||||||||||
Automatic Verification | Bypass CAPTCHAs in apps and on the web by allowing iCloud to automatically and privately verify your device and account. | ||||||||||
Apps Using Your Apple ID | Review the number of apps and websites you’ve signed in to using Sign in with Apple. The options provide information about your accounts and the ability to turn off features or stop using Sign in with Apple. This option only appears after you use Sign in with Apple to set up an account on an app or website. See Use Sign in with Apple. | ||||||||||
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