User names and passwords are encrypted in your macOS keychain. They’re also encrypted in your iCloud Keychain if it’s set up on your Mac.
If you remove user names and passwords in Safari, they’re deleted from your macOS keychain. They’re also removed from your other devices if your Mac and other devices are set up for iCloud Keychain.
For security, set up your Mac to display the login window when it starts up and to require a password after sleep or a screen saver begins. Set up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to require a passcode to unlock the screen: Go to Settings > Face ID & Passcode, then tap Turn Passcode On.
Important: Safari autofills your information for anyone who uses your Mac with your user login. It also autofills your information for anyone who uses your other devices, if those devices and your Mac have iCloud Keychain set up.
Every AOL (America Online) account includes space for seven screen names, or user names: one primary plus six others. The primary name is the one you choose when you first joined AOL. The primary name is permanent — you can never change it, no
matter how much you want to. However, the other six names can come and go as you please. Here's a quick overview of the technical
rules governing AOL screen names: Choose your primary name carefully; it's yours forever. Here's a simple guideline for creating a good screen name: Make it as creative as you want, but if you blush at the idea of explaining it to your children, parents, spouse, or significant other, your screen name is probably beyond the bounds of good taste. One final thought about choosing a screen name: Make it appropriate. A screen name for official business email looks a lot different
from one for a character in the free-form-role-playing (people games) area. If you want to be BoogerDggr in the chat rooms, that's your choice, but your new email address ([email protected]) may look a little funny on a business card. Now be nice!
A creative screen name is your tool for carving out a unique identity in the world of America Online. You're supposed to be creative —
that's the whole point. However, a subtle line separates creative and obnoxious.
Deleting an old screen name
Even screen names reach the end of their usefulness. When that time comes for the screen names in your account, delete them and go on about your business. Just follow these steps to delete a screen name:1. Sign on to America Online with your primary screen name or a master screen name. If you don't really care about master screen names, that's fine, too — just barrel ahead with your primary screen name.
2. After connecting, choose Settings —> Screen Names from the toolbar (or use keyword Names). The Create or Delete Screen Names dialog box appears.
3. Click the Delete a Screen Name option in the dialog box. The Delete a Screen Name dialog box pops up.
4. When America Online displays the aptly named Are You Sure? dialog box, take a deep breath and click Continue. The Delete a Screen Name dialog box appears, looking just the tiniest bit somber in its fateful duties.
5. Click the screen name you want to delete and then click Delete. Be darn sure that you want to delete this screen name before clicking the Delete button. Although you can theoretically restore deleted screen names, it's an inexact science. Translated into English, restoring a deleted screen name is up to the impish whims of the America Online computers. Maybe they'll let you restore the name, and then again, maybe they won't.
6. After doing the dirty deed, America Online issues the brief, generic obituary.
You can't delete the primary screen name. Also, any master screen name on your account can delete (and create) other screen names.
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