Is Apple Passwords encrypted?
Yes. Only you can read the passwords you save in Apple's Passwords app, and only you and the people you share with can read shared ones. Apple says it can't see them.
Checked on 25 October 2026 against 5 sources.
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- Your passwordsOnly youSealed on your device before it syncs through iCloud Keychain, even with standard iCloud protection.1, 2, 3
- Shared passwordsOnly you and the people you share withApple says shared passwords and groups are end-to-end encrypted.1
- Post-quantumNot yetNo post-quantum protection for saved passwords announced as of 25 October 2026; Apple lists it for iMessage and many connections, not for iCloud Keychain.4
- Who holds the keys
- Your devices. Apple never has them.
- What Apple can still see
- Very little, by Apple's account: leak checks send Apple values worked out from your passwords, never the passwords themselves, and Apple says it doesn't store them.
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Can Apple see my saved passwords?
No. Apple says what you store in Passwords is encrypted on your device and can't be viewed by Apple1. Your passwords sync between devices through iCloud Keychain, which Apple built to keep them safe even if your Apple Account or iCloud itself is broken into3.
This protection is always on. You don't need Advanced Data Protection, and it applies in the UK too2, 5.
Are shared passwords in Apple Passwords encrypted?
Yes. Apple says sharing is end-to-end encrypted and Apple can't view the entries you share1. Anyone in a shared group can edit or delete its entries. If someone leaves, they keep what they shared but lose access to the rest1.
Is Apple Passwords quantum-safe?
Not yet. Apple's list of quantum-secure protections includes iMessage, connections to servers that support it, VPN and the link to Apple Watch, but not saved passwords4. No post-quantum protection for iCloud Keychain was announced as of 25 October 2026.
How Apple Passwords compares
Sorted by how many parts are sealed by default, then by how many can be. Ties go A to Z.
Sources
- Passwords & Privacy, Apple. Read on 25 Oct 2026.
- iCloud data security overview, Apple. Read on 25 Oct 2026.
- iCloud Keychain security overview, Apple. Read on 25 Oct 2026.
- Quantum-secure cryptography in Apple operating systems, Apple. Read on 25 Oct 2026.
- Apple can no longer offer Advanced Data Protection in the United Kingdom to new users, Apple. Read on 25 Oct 2026.
Changes to this answer
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