Passwords app and previous passwords

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Passwords app and previous passwords

I think I’ve seen others with this issue already, but I wanted to vent my frustration that the Passwords app does not appear to give you access to previous passwords.

Even assuming that nothing breaks on Apple’s side with updates to a password from the browser, some websites are not entirely ‘Apple Passwords Compatible’…

For instance, I’ve just had it that my uni website reported a fault while processing a password change. This is reported after attempting the password change (after I clicked the ‘yes please update the stored password in my passwords app’). And now I am locked out.

It seems absurd that I need to copy and record a password elsewhere before updating in the app in case stuff breaks.

Am I doing something wrong (other than presuming that the app would work)?

Posted on Jan 6, 2025 04:34 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 6, 2025 04:47 PM in response to OftenConfusedTheThird

FYI: Apps and websites have the ability to communicate their specific password requirements.

If the app developer fails to do this accurately, the Password App’s “defaults” may indeed generate incompatible passwords.

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Answer 2

Jan 6, 2025 10:30 PM in response to OftenConfusedTheThird

I realise I wasn’t entirely clear in my above description - in this case the generated password was fine and met the requirements of the website. It was a server problem on the website side.

The crux of the issue is that the password update proceeded on my side (in the app), but didn’t on the other side (on the website). And now I am stuck not being able to login or change the password on the website because my password manager won’t let me roll back.

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Answer 3

Jan 7, 2025 05:19 AM in response to OftenConfusedTheThird

Aha … It just dawned on me the issue of which you posted is with the password change process.

FWIW I never use that feature … just WAY too many unknown variables scattered amongst too many entities — with too large of a potential impact — for me to trust it.

(i.e. For the very reason you’ve unfortunately encountered)

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Answer 4

Jan 6, 2025 10:28 PM in response to Chattanoogan

That very well may be true … but it doesn’t resolve the actual issue of the Apple product giving you a chance to save a new password and then prohibit you from seeing what the password just was. There are so many reasons why it may be desired to look back at a former password.

I realise I wasn’t entirely clear in my above description - so I’ll update that, but in this case the generated password was fine. It was a server problem on the other end. The crux is that the password update proceeded on my side in the app, but didn’t on the other side. And now I am stuck not being able to login or change the password because my password manager won’t let me roll back.

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