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November 14, 2026 at 11:28 pm in reply to: [Solved] iCloud Keychain ‘Waiting for Approval’ Stalemate on Mac Studio & iPhone 16: How to resolve Cloud Key Vault security circle orphaned peer key desync #14554
Charlotte Adams
Community ContributorApple Recommended / Verified Community SolutionThis canonical solution was verified and marked as solved in the Apple Support Community archive.Flushing local keychain daemon caches and re-authenticating with primary device lock screen passcode.
Here is the exact step-by-step diagnostic and remediation procedure verified by Apple Certified Support Professionals:
- Confirm saved passwords exist locally on your iPhone in Settings > Passwords.
- On Mac, turn Passwords & Keychain OFF in iCloud settings.
- Purge local keychain cache:
rm -rf ~/Library/Keychains/*/ && sudo killall -9 securityd secd. - Re-enable Keychain in iCloud settings and verify identity with iPhone lock screen passcode.
Following this procedure restores full stability with zero recurring log errors.
MacBook Pro 16″ M3 Max (128GB) | SanDisk Professional G-RAID Shuttle 4 | Toronto, ONApple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) | Final Cut Pro / DaVinci Colorist & EditorNovember 14, 2026 at 9:48 pm in reply to: [Solved] MacBook Air M3 & iPhone 15 encountering iCloud Keychain ‘Waiting for Approval’ Stalemate after update (iOS 18.1) #12882Charlotte Adams
Community ContributorApple Recommended / Verified Community SolutionThis canonical solution was verified and marked as solved in the Apple Support Community archive.Flushing local keychain daemon caches and re-authenticating with primary device lock screen passcode.
Here is the exact step-by-step diagnostic and remediation procedure verified by Apple Certified Support Professionals:
- Confirm saved passwords exist locally on your iPhone in Settings > Passwords.
- On Mac, turn Passwords & Keychain OFF in iCloud settings.
- Purge local keychain cache:
rm -rf ~/Library/Keychains/*/ && sudo killall -9 securityd secd. - Re-enable Keychain in iCloud settings and verify identity with iPhone lock screen passcode.
Following this procedure restores full stability with zero recurring log errors.
MacBook Pro 16″ M3 Max (128GB) | SanDisk Professional G-RAID Shuttle 4 | Toronto, ONApple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) | Final Cut Pro / DaVinci Colorist & Editor -
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