mac - Authentication is disabled
** This happens in the M series chips only for macs
A user can't use certain features of the mac like Touch ID, iCloud, etc.
If you get the message Authentication is disabled
**This can be for setting up Touch ID or getting into the Keychain Access
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How to Reset Secure Token macOS
1) You have to use your mac to transfer the reset_secure_token.tar file to the desktop of the local admin of the mac of the user how who has a broken secure token
Double to extract the tar and drag the executable called reset_secure_token to the desktop of the local admin
2) Login as a local administrator on the mac
Double to extract the tar and drag the executable called reset_secure_token to the desktop of the local admin
3) Open the terminal
A) Type the following commands
cd desktop
sudo ./reset_secure_token
B) The following prompts will appear in the Terminal (macOS Scure Token Reset Tool)
Secure Token admin username: Enter a local admin account
Preferably the local admin account that you are logged into
Secure Token admin password: Enter a local admin password
Target mobile account username: first name.last name of the user who is having the secure token problem
Ex: michael.lamantia
Target mobile account password: the password of the user’s keychain password to log into the mac
4) The script will attempt to reset the Secure Token
If successful, it will have a message that says Secure Token is enabled for [name of user]
Look through the script to make sure the mobile account does not say incorrect password
5) Reboot the mac and have the user login
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