With countless websites and programs now requiring that users log in with a password, it is little wonder that many people resort to using the same password for a number of services simply to avoid forgetting them.
The program is, at its heart, a password database which can be used to store all of your login details in one secure, password protected location. This in itself is useful, but 1Password can also be used to automatically fill in login information so you do not have to do so manually.
1Password is compatible with all versions of Windows and can be used with Edge, Firefox, Chrome and Safari. When used in conjunction with your web browser for online shopping, 1Password can automatically fill in credit card details in online forms. With built-in phishing protection, coupled with the secure database, you can be certain that your details will never fall into the wrong hands.
Of course, you're not just limited to storing passwords. You can use 1Password to store secure notes, server login information, your credit cards, important phone emergency phone numbers and so much more.
These include a new diceware generator for creating strong passwords and support for the 1Password WatchTower service, which warns users when logins have been compromised.
New Duplicate and Weak Password categories help users track down passwords that need changing, while items can be now tagged for easier organisation and identification.
All items can now be shared securely via email and users can sync data with iOS devices using their local Wi-Fi network instead of the cloud. The update also comes with the promise of major performance improvements.
Verdict:
This powerful tool will enable you to store all your most important information, from passwords to your credit card details, safely and securely. Recommended.
Changelog
1Password 8.10.16 is a minor update (see changelog for more):
- Introducing labs: A space where you can explore and test new features. Open Settings, choose Labs, and click “Select your default details” to get started.
- When viewing any field in Large Type, your screen won’t sleep.
- The password generator will no longer create some easy-to-guess 4- and 6-digit PIN codes.
- When you delete a tag, the app no longer attempts to remove the tag from deleted items.
- We’ve updated the title and description for the command-line interface integration in Settings > Developer.
- Nested quote blocks (>) in notes using Markdown are now indented less dramatically to allow for more space.
- We’ve reordered the sections in New Item > “Developer tools” to put SSH at the top.
- Localization has been improved for a number of our supported languages using new translations from Crowdin.
- We’ve updated the link to learn more about connecting the command-line interface.
- The “Learn more…” item banner for Shell Plugins now changes depending on the item you’re viewing.
- The View Tagged Items button is now hidden if you started an import during setup.
- You’ll now see a message if your account is frozen when you try to import your data.
- Backticks for Markdown are no longer shown in the item list for Secure Notes when the note begins with them.
- We’ve added some information to diagnostics reports to help troubleshoot offline items.
- 1Password now applies more correct and safe validations to the names of files downloaded from your vaults. (Thanks, Secfault Security!)
- You can now test signing in to your LastPass account using Azure SSO to import your data. Contact 1Password Support if you experience any issues.
- Passkey fields are now ignored when exporting with 1Password Unencrypted Export (1PUX).
- We’ve improved support for importing previously unknown item types from LastPass, such as basic authentication.
- We’ve fixed an issue with Okta SSO in the LastPass importer.
- We’ve fixed an issue that caused column headers in the app to be misaligned.
- We’ve fixed an issue that caused the LastPass import to fail when signing in with SSO.
- We’ve removed “Learn more” links for some shell plugins that aren’t yet released.
- We’ve fixed some visual spacing issues in the importer.
- We’ve fixed an issue that caused three backticks to not render as a code block in Markdown.
- We’ve fixed an issue that caused the public key store to be cleared when unlocking an account with the SSH Agent.
- We’ve fixed an issue that prevented a new code from appearing after entering an incorrect one when setting up a new trusted device with SSO.
- We’ve fixed a typo on the screen to delete your account.
- We’ve fixed an issue that prevented dragging and dropping passwords from filling fields correctly.
- We fixed an issue where clicking “Sign in with SSO” on the lock screen wouldn’t display the appropriate error if you signed in as a user in your identity provider that wasn’t tied to the corresponding 1Password account.
- When you import your LastPass data, the first password in form fields is now added to the main password field if a main password isn’t specified in the LastPass item.
- We’ve added a note after importing LastPass data to clarify that folder sharing permissions may need to be manually edited after importing from the same account more than once.
- We’ve added a message after importing LastPass data to let you know when
folders owned by linked accounts aren’t imported.
- We’ve fixed an issue where you couldn’t import your data if your LastPass account uses Duo for multi-factor authentication.
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