![]() Why is manually locking 1Password not a workable option? Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. I hope I was clear enough and that what I wrote helps a little bit. This can be confusing to some users so we try to simply use the terms "locked" and "unlocked." 1Password only decrypts a single item at a time as needed even when unlocked. I would also like to state that at no point is all of your data unencrypted even when the keychain is unlocked. If I have already unlocked my keychain in Safari and then close 1Password, I would need to close Safari as well in that case (or select "Lock 1Password" from the 1P toolbar button). Attempting to use logins in Safari, Firefox, and opening 1Password again will all prompt for my master password. When you close applications with those settings, keychain access is locked for each application you close.īy way of example, if the only application I have open is 1Password, when I close it, my data is locked. If you check the boxes to "Disable automatic unlock for 1Password" and "Disable automatic unlock for all applications" you will be prompted for your master password in every application that has access to your data. ![]() Certainly a manual lock can be performed at any time as well (1Password > Lock 1Password). My account and 1Password are both locked in that case. I always put my Mac to sleep when I walk away which prompts for my login password upon wake. This is in no way a flaw, as you are free to use myriad methods to lock the keychain: system sleep, user logout, screensaver activation (which can be easily activated with Active Screen Corners in System Preferences > Exposé & Spaces > Exposé). Back in the days of 1Password 2, users would wonder why they kept having to unlock their keychain when they were not "inactive." By using computer activity as a metric, rather than simply keychain activity, 1Password's behavior aligned better with users' expectations. This is one area that we have chosen to focus on convenience. As a security conscious user, you are certainly aware of the constant balance between security and convenience. Thank you!Īs you can see from our keychain comparison documentation, this is by design. Welcome to the forums! You raise a very interesting point. It is also extremely disturbing that if you close the main window in the 1P app that the app doesn't quit or at least locks the database. The solution really is to relate the idle time to the last 1P access NOT the last time the mouse has been moved! It makes absolutely no sense that the 1P app is sitting unattended in the back for hours, even if you've set 'Lock after minutes of inactivity' to 1 minute. You leave him/her alone to get a cup of coffee, meanwhile that person can steal your passwords.
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