SSKeychain: Accounts not stored in iCloud?

Question

I'm using sskeychain (https://github.com/soffes/sskeychain) to store my accounts and passwords in the IOS keychain. I assume, that if I store an account, it should be available on my other device. But it doesn't appear there.

I read my accounts with this code:

NSArray *arr=[SSKeychain accountsForService:@"Login"];
for (NSString *s in arr) {
    NSLog(@"Account: %@",s);
}

and get this (only shown one entry, the others are similar):

Account: {
acct = "[email protected]";
agrp = "3B4384Z34A.de.gondomir.LocalButler";
cdat = "2014-05-09 22:55:08 +0000";
mdat = "2014-05-09 22:55:08 +0000";
pdmn = ak;
svce = Login;
sync = 0;
tomb = 0;
}

But this doesn't appear on the other device. Both devices have IOS 7.1.1. I store the password with this line:

  [SSKeychain setPassword:self.passwortField.text forService:@"Login" account:self.userField.text];

I have switched on keychain sharing in Xcode and have a keychain group "de.gondomir.LocalButler" listed there.

Am I missing something? Must the service name something special?

Thanks!

Answer 1

In case this is still relevant for you I managed to find the solution. (works for >=iOS7)

Don't use the static methods of SSKeychain to write your credentials. Instead use SSKeychainQuery and set the synchronizationMode to SSKeychainQuerySynchronizationModeYes like this

NSError *error; 
[SSKeychain setAccessibilityType:self.keychainAccessibilityType];
SSKeychainQuery *query = [[SSKeychainQuery alloc] init];
query.service = service;
query.account = account;
query.password = password;
query.synchronizationMode = SSKeychainQuerySynchronizationModeYes;
[query save:&error];
if (error) {
    NSLog(@"Error writing credentials %@", [error description]);
}

The static convenience methods on SSKeychain use the default synchronization mode SSKeychainQuerySynchronizationModeAny causing credentials not to be synchronized with the iCloud keychain.

Additionally, make sure your devices have Keychain via iCloud enabled (Settings>iCloud>Keychain). You might also want to enable Keychain Sharing in your targets Capabilities.