When locked, the password has to be re-entered next time the keychain is accessed, to unlock it. The keychain may be set to be automatically "locked" if the computer has been idle for a time, and can be locked manually from the Keychain Access application. The Keychain Access application does not permit setting an empty password on a keychain. The default keychain file is the login keychain, typically unlocked on login by the user's login password, although the password for this keychain can instead be different from a user's login password, adding security at the expense of some convenience. Only the passwords and Secure Notes are encrypted, with Triple DES. The keychain file(s) stores a variety of data fields including a title, URL, notes and password. The command line equivalent of Keychain Access is /usr/bin/security. It is free, open source software released under the terms of the APSL. In macOS, keychain files are stored in ~/Library/Keychains/ (and subdirectories), /Library/Keychains/, and /Network/Library/Keychains/, and the Keychain Access GUI application is located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.
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