Popup from Apple for password.

[romanof]

Thanks!

You're not using a passkey on your Apple account are you? That seems like the most significant place where you should be using one?

No. I use a very long random password that is on a flash drive. I don't trust passkeys yet on a device that holds the path to my passkey/password file. Other sites, yes. In fact I use them on all that I can find that support passkeys and ragging my bank and financial service to hurry up and get them working. But I have had enough problems with them to worry about not being able to get to my passkeys/passwords because my Apple passkey isn't working for whatever reason.

This will change but right now we are still in the stagecoach era of passkeys. (Actually, with some sites it seems that we are still in the era where Uug, the caveman, is chipping out the first stone wheel.) Too many times I log into some site (not apple) with a passkey just fine, then need to do something inside that needs security confirmation, and it asks for a password. (Looking at you, Amazon.) Or, "Passkey invalid. Reset password?" Now that is great security.

So. Not yet.

 

[Howard2k]

No. I use a very long random password that is on a flash drive. I don't trust passkeys yet on a device that holds the path to my passkey/password file. Other sites, yes. In fact I use them on all that I can find that support passkeys and ragging my bank and financial service to hurry up and get them working. But I have had enough problems with them to worry about not being able to get to my passkeys/passwords because my Apple passkey isn't working for whatever reason.

This will change but right now we are still in the stagecoach era of passkeys. (Actually, with some sites it seems that we are still in the era where Uug, the caveman, is chipping out the first stone wheel.) Too many times I log into some site (not apple) with a passkey just fine, then need to do something inside that needs security confirmation, and it asks for a password. (Looking at you, Amazon.) Or, "Passkey invalid. Reset password?" Now that is great security.

So. Not yet.

I haven’t had those issues specifically but I do agree that we’re still in the early days and there are inconsistent applications of passkeys.

But if you’re using the Apple password app then you’re exposing all of your passwords and paskeys through that single Apple password. It’s a huge weak link.

Anyway, I know you know this. Just pointing it out for everyone else.

 

[ResolutionNZ]

This happens to me almost every day on my mac. It just doesn't seem to want to stay logged into apple account, but it doesn't require me to enter my password every time. Probably one every two weeks. It doesn't happy as frequently with other devices, but it does happen.

 

[boswald]

This is such a weird thread. At first I thought it was a hacking attempt, then I felt better knowing it's probably genuine. Now I'm confused because it keeps happening to OP and others. I don't get it; I haven't had this happen to me at all.

 

[tonmischa]

now it is popping up daily on both MacBook and iPad. I verify then tomorrow it wants me to verify again. ????

I am seeing this behaviour when I use my laptop on the WiFi in the place I work.

Because the WiFi is managed (a lot of sites are blocked), I figure that also access to some Apple Servers is blocked too.
What kind of Internet connections do you use? Personal, company? What kind of virus scanners, firewalls, protection software do you use? VPNs? Any changes lately?

EDIT:
For the last 3 weeks there have been some issues on Apple's side with sign-ins for Business applications.
Maybe - by some weird coincidence - this is connected?

Apple Configurator 2 cannot sign in, error message displayed

This has started last night on my 2019 iMac running the latest available MacOS Sequoia 15.7.7. When trying to sign in on Apple Configurator 2 version 2.20 (11B11), it gives an error message. "The operation couldn’t be completed. (AMSErrorDomain error 100.)" Tried searching online for the error...

forums.macrumors.com

 

[romanof]

I don't binge surf like I used to. Now it is for a particular reason to find something, so not often. Have firewall on MacOS but no antivirus. No VPN. Wifi is just an ordinary mesh inside the house and rural - far from any others. Internet is ATT wireless to a cell tower. Not very reliable but for my uses ok. In fact, most of my time is spent offline on an internal ethernet with no-connection to the outside network.

That being said, I have not had the issue in the last couple of days. Maybe the trigger mechanism is gone/turned off/satisfied.

 

[tonmischa]

That being said, I have not had the issue in the last couple of days. Maybe the trigger mechanism is gone/turned off/satisfied.

That sounds promising! Hopefully, the issue has been resolved!