Apple's iOS 14 will receive a major security upgrade that will warn users if their passwords stored in iCloud Keychain have been compromised

iOS 14 will also warn iPhone users if their passwords are simply too easy to guess, 9to5Mac reported In other words, those who habitually reuse passwords or choose easy ones will receive alerts from iCloud Keychain, which works across iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and macOS Big Sur

The new iCloud Keychain security feature will also allow users to be alerted if their password is too easy to guess, if many people are using the same password, or if the password contains the '123' sequence (these are common in passwords and therefore easy to guess) Provide a prompt to flag it In addition to identifying passwords compromised in a data breach and prompting users to change their passwords, the system also makes users aware of other accounts and services that may have been compromised in a data breach

"Safari securely monitors stored passwords and automatically keeps an eye out for passwords that may have been involved in a data breach," Apple said of the enhanced iCloud Keychain security

"To do this, Safari uses strong encryption technology to regularly check the derivation of your passwords against a list of leaked passwords in a secure and private way that does not reveal your password information, even to Apple detects a password compromise, it will assist you in upgrading to Sign in with Apple, if available, or automatically generate a new, secure password"

While iOS is generally seen as fairly secure, it is by no means invulnerable to security breaches and cyber attacks However, by adding these security checks to iOS 14 and future refreshes of the operating system, Apple seems to be taking on all the heavy lifting of password hygiene for its users