Apple agrees to store the credit card security code in iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, this code usually three digits written on the back of the cards. Previously, the company played it safe by only storing other information: name, card number and expiration date. When we used the stored data to complete the payment form of a site or an app, we still had to remember the security code to validate a payment.
Having to enter this code is an additional security, but it can be considered superfluous, knowing that the data is only inserted after biometric identification. If you want a smoother experience, saving the security code along with the other credit card information will allow you to fill out forms and pay in one go. Enough to reproduce what the majority of password managers, like 1Password, already offered. To add the code, you must go through the Settings app, then in the Safari settings, open “Autofill” and “Credit cards in memory”.
This remains optional however and iOS 16 like macOS Ventura will fill in what they have as information, leaving you to enter the rest. You can thus continue to enter the security code yourself, as before.
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