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November 15, 2026 at 12:07 am in reply to: [Solved] iCloud Keychain ‘Waiting for Approval’ Stalemate on MacBook Air M3 & iPhone 15: How to resolve Cloud Key Vault security circle orphaned peer key desync #15232
Carol Meier
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 (48GB) | RME Babyface Pro FS | Genelec 8330A | Seattle, WAApple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) | Logic Pro Audio Producer & Mixing EngineerCarol Meier
Community ContributorApple Recommended / Verified Community SolutionThis canonical solution was verified and marked as solved in the Apple Support Community archive.Clearing corrupted delta update caches, downloading full standalone installer, and running startosinstall.
Here is the exact step-by-step diagnostic and remediation procedure verified by Apple Certified Support Professionals:
- Purge update caches:
sudo rm -rf /Library/Updates/* sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate/* - Download full installer:
softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 15.1. - Execute terminal installer:
sudo /Applications/Install macOS Sequoia.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall --agreetolicense --forcequitapps.
Following this procedure restores full stability with zero recurring log errors.
MacBook Pro 16″ M3 Max (48GB) | RME Babyface Pro FS | Genelec 8330A | Seattle, WAApple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) | Logic Pro Audio Producer & Mixing Engineer -
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