Storage and Access
In Mac OS X, keychain files are stored in ~/Library/Keychains/, /Library/Keychains/, and /Network/Library/Keychains/, and the Keychain Access GUI application is located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder. It is free, open source software released under the terms of the APSL. The command line equivalent of Keychain Access is /usr/bin/security.
The keychain file(s) stores a variety of data fields including a title, URL, notes and password. Other than Secure Notes created with Keychain Access, only the password is encrypted, with Triple DES. The contents of Secure Notes are also encrypted.
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