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Re:If macOS High Sierra shows your password instead of the p... by debaserab2 on Thursday October 05, 2017 @02:28PM (#15411429)
If you want to reset your password, it's pretty much standard operating procedure: https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht201487

Not sure where you got that quote from - it's not in the link you pasted.

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Re:If macOS High Sierra shows your password instead of the p... by computerex on Thursday October 05, 2017 @03:05PM (#15411745)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204921

Try this link.

> Account recovery is an automated process designed to get you back into your Apple ID account* as quickly as possible and deny access to unauthorized users. For your security, recovery might take several days or longer, depending on the verification information that you can provide.

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Re:If macOS High Sierra shows your password instead of the p... by debaserab2 on Thursday October 05, 2017 @03:39PM (#15411985)
It's still pretty disingenuous to suggest the process will usually take several days just for a "password reset". This is a pretty specific scenario where you've lost access to a device associated with your Apple ID, you're using two factor auth, and you've forgotten what your apple ID is. This isn't a password reset workflow at all.
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