Pro plugin

Keychain Metadata

Collects macOS Keychain item metadata (labels, accounts, services, timestamps, protection classes) without extracting secrets

system.keychainPromacOS 10.15+v1.0.0systemsecuritycredentials

Run this plugin

Trigger collection for Keychain Metadata on its own with the --plugin flag, or include it in a wider sweep by category.

# Just this plugin
macfor-pro collect --plugin system.keychain --output ./evidence.zip

# Dry run — list what would be collected
macfor-pro collect --plugin system.keychain --dry-run

Compatibility

macOS 10.15+

Licensing: ships in the macfor-pro binary. See Community vs Pro.

Artifacts collected (6)

Each row corresponds to an entry in the plugin's artifacts.yaml manifest. Optional artifacts are skipped unless explicitly enabled.

credentials

Artifact	Format	Path	Notes
Generic Passwords keychain_generic_passwords	sqlite	`~/Library/Keychains/*/keychain-2.db` +2 more ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain-db /Library/Keychains/System.keychain	Metadata only. The data (secret) column is never extracted.
Internet Passwords keychain_internet_passwords	sqlite	`~/Library/Keychains/*/keychain-2.db` +2 more ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain-db /Library/Keychains/System.keychain	Metadata only. The data (secret) column is never extracted.
Certificates keychain_certificates	sqlite	`~/Library/Keychains/*/keychain-2.db` +2 more ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain-db /Library/Keychains/System.keychain	Certificate metadata including subject, issuer, and serial number hashes.
Keys keychain_keys	sqlite	`~/Library/Keychains/*/keychain-2.db` +2 more ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain-db /Library/Keychains/System.keychain	Key metadata only. Key material (data column) is never extracted.
Raw Keychain Store keychain_raw_storeOptionalOpt-in	sqlite	`~/Library/Keychains/*/keychain-2.db` +2 more ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain-db /Library/Keychains/System.keychain	Full database files including WAL/SHM. Contains encrypted secrets that cannot be decrypted without keychain password.

config

Artifact	Format	Path	Notes
iCloud Keychain Status keychain_icloud_status	binary_plist	`~/Library/Keychains/accountStatus.plist`	iCloud Keychain sync enrollment state.