Cisco Secure Client wants to use the "System" keychain

[Pro2type]

On latest version on macOS 26.1 we have this issue for every logon of Cisco Secure Client VPN. The prompt is there for 2-4 times to enter my Username and password of the Mac. 

5.1.13.177 has this issue, 5.1.12 does not. How to fix?

[Cristian Matei]

Hi,

   First off, looks like you already have a solution, use Secure Client 5.1.12.146; in general it's not recommended to always upgrade to the latest version as it's most probably not the greatest, unless you have a strict internal policy / requirement to do so.

  If I understood your problem correctly, and it happens that you're using certificate based authentication, this challenge should show up in both versions of Secure Client. Search for "macOS keychain" in the Release Notes and find your solution:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/vpn_client/anyconnect/Cisco-Secure-Client-5/release/notes/release-notes-cisco-secure-client-5-1.html#reference_vms_wnb_k1b

Thanks,

Cristian.