Component: Keychain 
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Manage passwords in Mac &amp; iOS Keychain

| Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [8.4](newinversion84.md "First functions introduced with version 8.4.") / [16.3](newinversion163.md "Newest functions in version 16.3.") | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | 🔶 50%, on macOS | ✅ Yes |

  
| Item | Details | Server |
|:--|:--|:--|
| [Keychain.AddGenericPassword](KeychainAddGenericPassword.md)  **New in 16.3**    Adds a generic password to the keychain. | Mac/iOS   16.3 | ✅ Server |
| [Keychain.AddPassword](KeychainAddPassword.md)   Adds a password to keychain. | Mac/iOS   8.4 | ❌ Server |
| [Keychain.DeleteGenericPassword](KeychainDeleteGenericPassword.md)  **New in 16.3**    Delete password from keychain. | Mac/iOS   16.3 | ✅ Server |
| [Keychain.DeletePassword](KeychainDeletePassword.md)   Delete password from keychain. | Mac/iOS   8.4 | ❌ Server |
| [Keychain.FindGenericPassword](KeychainFindGenericPassword.md)  **New in 16.3**    Finds a password for a keychain item and returns it. | Mac/iOS   16.3 | ✅ Server |
| [Keychain.ListAccounts](KeychainListAccounts.md)   Lists the accounts for a database. | Mac/iOS   8.4 | ❌ Server |
| [Keychain.ListDatabases](KeychainListDatabases.md)   Lists databases in keychain. | Mac/iOS   8.4 | ❌ Server |
| [Keychain.ListGenericPasswords](KeychainListGenericPasswords.md)  **New in 16.3**    Queries metadata for all generic passwords. | Mac/iOS   16.3 | ✅ Server |
| [Keychain.UpdateGenericPassword](KeychainUpdateGenericPassword.md)  **New in 16.3**    Update a generic password entry with a new password. | Mac/iOS   16.3 | ✅ Server |
| [Keychain.UpdatePassword](KeychainUpdatePassword.md)   Updates password in keychain. | Mac/iOS   8.4 | ❌ Server |

10 functions shown.

These functions require a license (100%).

### Release notes

- **Version 8.4**
    - Added [Keychain](http://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_Keychain.shtml) functions.

### Blog Entries

- [Secure Password Storage with Keychain Functions in MBS FileMaker Plugin 16.3](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2026-06-23/Secure_Password_Storage_with_K/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
- [Neues MBS FileMaker Plugin 8.4 - Über 5400 Funktionen in einem Plugin](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2018-09-25/Neues_MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_84_/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
- [MBS FileMaker Plugin 8.4 - More than 5400 Functions In One Plugin](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2018-09-25/MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_84_-_More/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
- [MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 8.4pr5](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2018-08-27/MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_version_8/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)

[HTML Version](component_Keychain.shtml)