security key stored in keychain

chris000

The team has looked into the security and encryption of iCloud Keychain and are very confident in the security of iCloud Keychain or else this feature would not have been built. Apple has gone to great lengths to ensure that no one, not even they, can access the encrypted information stored there.

This is also an important data security feature in that it helps to prevent you from losing access to your account in the event that you lose your Emergency Kit or your Secret Key everywhere else.

The only way to stop the encrypted version of your Secret Key from syncing to iCloud Keychain would be to turn off iCloud Keychain on all of your devices. Then the Secret Key would still be saved to the local keychain but it wouldn't be synced to your account.

Let me know if you have any questions.

-Dave