How to share passwords and passkeys with people you trust on iPad

Shared password groups are an easy and secure way to share passwords and passkeys with your family and trusted contacts.

Anyone in the group can add passwords and passkeys, and when a shared password changes, it changes on everyone’s device. To create a group, you need to be signed in to your Apple Account, and the people you add must be in your contacts with an iPhone, iPad, or Mac running iOS 17, iPadOS 17, or later.

Create a group

Note: You must be signed in to your Apple Account before you can create a shared password group.

1. Go to the Passwords app on your iPad.
2. Tap the New Shared Group button.
3. Enter a name for the group, then tap Add People.
4. Type the name, email address, or phone number of the person you want to add. Tap Add.

   Note: To add someone to your group, they must be in your contacts and have an iPhone, iPad, or Mac with iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS 14, or later. If they can be added to the group, their contact information appears in blue. If it appears in gray, their iPad, iPhone, or Mac might not support shared password groups.

5. Tap the Create button.
6. Select the passwords you want to share with the group and tap Move in the top-right corner.

   If you don’t want to share any passwords yet, tap Not Now in the top-left corner.

   You can notify the people you’ve invited to the group, and they can also see the invitation in Passwords > Group Invitations.

Shared passwords go into iCloud Keychain, where you can use them like any other saved password.

Whenever anyone else is invited to the group, you get a notification.

Manage a group

Whoever creates a group can add or remove other members or delete the group. The rest of the members can’t. They can still choose to leave at any time.

1. Start the Passwords app on your iPad.
2. Tap the name of your group.
3. Do any of the following:
   • Add a member to the group: Tap your name and then tap Add People.
   • Remove a member from the group: Tap the member’s name, then tap Remove From Group.
   • Remove a shared password or passkey from the group: Tap Select and select the shared account with the shared password or passkey. Then tap the Delete button.
   • Delete the group: Tap your name and tap Delete Group.
4. When you’re finished making changes, tap the Done button.

Respond to an invitation to join a group

1. Start the Passwords app on your iPad.
2. Tap the invitation and then tap Accept to join the group. You can also decline the invitation.

Important: Don’t accept an invitation if you don’t recognize the sender.

See also

• Share passwords and passkeys securely with AirDrop on iPad
• Use passkeys to sign in to websites and apps on iPad