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1Password for Mac
Manual
version 4 — Last update: 2014/11/20
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Table of Contents
Welcome to 1Password .............................................................................................................................. 1
Quick Start .................................................................................................................................................. 2
Requirements.......................................................................................................................................... 3
The first time you run 1Password ............................................................................................................ 4
Setting up browsers .............................................................................................................................. 12
Saving a Login ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Using a saved Login.............................................................................................................................. 20
Changing a saved password ................................................................................................................. 22
Adding an Identity and a Credit Card..................................................................................................... 26
Get started! ........................................................................................................................................... 27
Introducing 1Password ............................................................................................................................ 28
The main 1Password application ........................................................................................................... 34
1Password Mini..................................................................................................................................... 40
The browser extensions ........................................................................................................................ 42
Configuring 1Password ........................................................................................................................... 43
Browser settings ................................................................................................................................... 44
Using 1Password...................................................................................................................................... 46
Installing 1Password ............................................................................................................................. 47
Installing from the Mac App Store (MAS) ......................................................................................... 48
Installing from the AgileBits site ....................................................................................................... 49
Getting started again on a new computer .............................................................................................. 50
Restore from backup........................................................................................................................ 53
Syncing your 1Password data ............................................................................................................... 55
Syncing using iCloud ....................................................................................................................... 56
Syncing using Dropbox .................................................................................................................... 62
Syncing over Wi-Fi........................................................................................................................... 66
Syncing to a local folder................................................................................................................... 74
Importing data ....................................................................................................................................... 78
Verifying your 1Password vault backups ............................................................................................... 83
Creating a multi-page Login .................................................................................................................. 85
Using keyboard shortcuts ...................................................................................................................... 87
Using 1PasswordAnywhere................................................................................................................... 90
Still need help?......................................................................................................................................... 91
1Password Glossary ................................................................................................................................ 92
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Welcome to 1Password
A beautiful application that marries security and convenience to help you effortlessly safeguard your
computing life. A secure vault for any information you want to keep safe from prying eyes. A web form filler
that makes it possible to use a unique, strong password on every web site and still log in with just a click. All
you have to remember is, quite literally, one password.
This is 1Password 4 for Mac. Welcome.
Next: Quick Start —>
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Quick Start
This section provides what we believe is the very least information with which you can be successful using
1Password 4 for Mac.
• Requirements
• The first time you run 1Password
• Setting up browsers
• Saving a Login
• Using a saved Login
• Changing a saved password
• Adding an Identity and a Credit Card
• Get started!
Please see the rest of this user’s guide for more information.
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Requirements
Operating Systems
1Password 4 for Mac requires Mac OS X 10.8.4 or later (Mountain Lion or Mavericks).
Web Browsers
1Password 4 for Mac supports these web browsers:
• Firefox
• Chrome
• Safari
• Opera
We make every effort to support the beta versions of these browsers as well, when possible.
Next: The first time you run 1Password —>
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The first time you run 1Password
Congratulations on becoming part of the 1Password family. Now that you’ve installed 1Password 4 for Mac,
let’s get started by running it for the first time, and doing some basic setup.
To begin, click on Finder > Applications and then double click on the 1Password 4 icon to start
1Password.
1Password 4 will start, and display a welcome screen with an overview of 1Password 4. To continue
reading, either scroll down or click on one of the topics on the left to jump to that topic. When you are
finished reading, click Awesome! Let’s Get Started
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If you have 1Password data on your computer already from a previous installation or earlier version,
1Password can detect it and use it automatically. Simply enter your master password when prompted to
begin using 1Password 4.
If you were already running 1Password 4 on a different computer and want to restore your data on this
computer, please read Getting started again on a new/different computer.
As this is your first time running 1Password, click on I’m new to 1Password.
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The very first step will be to create your Vault where your confidential information will be stored. To help
1Password encrypt the contents of the vault and keep your data safe, you will need to create a master
password. When you start 1Password 4, and to access your stored passwords and data in your vault, you
will need to type in your master password.
1Password cannot be unlocked without your master password and we have no way of
recovering the master password or your data for you. For your privacy and security, your
master password is known only by you. We cannot reset it for you and you cannot change it
without entering the old one. There is also no “back door” to access your data without the
master password. If there were, that would be a security hole that criminals could exploit to
steal your information. Please create a master password that you will remember!
Tip: Need some ideas for creating a secure yet memorable password? We can help you with that.
Start typing in your master password. You’ll notice as you type that the strength of your master password
will change the bar from red to yellow to green. When you first start typing it will be red, because your
master password is too short (and too easy).
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Continue typing your master password, and the bar will change to yellow. If you see the bar jump back to
red, that means your password is easily guessable, even if it is a long word or sentence.
Keep typing your master password, until the bar turns green.
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Click in the area which says “Type Master Password again to confirm” and type your master password
again. When 1Password 4 is ready to create your vault it will check to make sure the master password you
typed on both lines is identical, for safety.
Next, click in the area which says “Enter a hint…” and type in a hint which will help you remember your
master password. We suggest putting something which isn’t obvious and won’t make it easy for someone
other than you to guess your master password.
Finally, click Create New Vault to create your vault and begin using 1Password 4.
If the master password and the re-typed master password do not match, 1Password will warn you before
creating your vault, so you can correct your master password.
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Once your vault is created, 1Password 4 will display the lock screen, and request that you type your master
password to continue. Type in your master password, then click the padlock icon to unlock 1Password 4.
After you unlock 1Password for the first time, it will present a few configuration options. If you need to
change these options later, you can access them by using the 1Password 4 > Preferences menu option.
Security
These options determine when 1Password will lock itself. It’s best to use the ‘idle timeout’ option (“Lock
after computer is idle for 5 minutes”). By default, 1Password will lock after five minutes of no computer
activity. You can change the number of minutes later on in 1Password’s preferences. Click Continue to
save your choice and move on to the next configuration setting.
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Rich Icons
Enable this option for the richest 1Password experience. If you choose to disable it, your items will be
displayed using the default category icons. Click Continue to save your choice and move on to the next
configuration setting.
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1Password mini
Keep this option enabled to use 1Password when the main application is not running. Click Start Using
1Password to save your choice and finish the first-run configuration.
Previous: — Requirements
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Setting up browsers
You’re almost done. While you can start using 1Password now, 1Password is meant to be used with the
browser extensions installed, and works best that way.
Use the 1Password 4 > Install Browser Extensions menu option.
This will open the browser extensions web page in your web browser (which is Safari, by default). The web
page that opens should automatically detect which browser you are using and offer to install the appropriate
browser extension, or you can choose an alternate by clicking on one of the other browser icons listed on
that web page.
Click the big green Install button on the web page to begin downloading the 1Password browser extension
for Safari.
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The 1Password browser extension will begin downloading, and once fully downloaded it will appear in your
Downloads folder, and your Safari web browser should show you the filename in a popup. Double click the
filename of the 1Password browser extension to begin installing it. The version number part of the filename
shown in the example below will differ from the one you see, as new versions of the browser extension are
periodically released.
Safari will display a popup window asking for confirmation that you want to install the 1Password browser
extension. Click the Install button to continue.
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After the browser extension has been successfully installed the web page will change to a welcome
message, and the 1Password button (with an icon of a key) will appear on your browser. At this point it is
safe to exit out of Safari.
Tip: It’s a good idea to disable your browsers’ built-in password-save and form-fill features, so you’ll always
know it’s 1Password that’s protecting your data and making your Logins available across all your
1Password-enabled browsers and platforms.
You’re all set! You’ve now got the Safari 1Password browser extension installed, and now it’s time to cover
some of the basics of 1Password 4 for Mac.
Next: Saving a Login —>
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Saving a Login
While you can manually enter all sorts of information into 1Password, letting it safely store your credit cards,
bank accounts, driver’s license, passport, and anything else, one of its standout features is the way it
enables you to easily and quickly log into web sites.
Step 1: Make sure the browser extension is installed
If you open your web browser and the main 1Password application is installed but the extension isn’t,
1Password will prompt you to install it, in which case you should click Get It Now and read the Setting up
browsers section.
When the extension is installed, you’ll see the 1Password button in your web browser’s toolbar.
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Step 2: Visit a login page
Let’s use Gmail for our example. Go to http://gmail.com
Step 3: Enter your username and password
Log into your account as usual, by entering your username and password, then clicking Sign in.
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If you didn’t turn off Safari’s built-in password saving feature while you were setting up the 1Password
browser extensions, it may also offer to remember the username and password you just entered. If Safari
asks “Would you like to save this password?”, click on Never for This Website (or Not Now).
Step 4: Save the login in 1Password
1Password will now prompt you to save the login.
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1Password uses the URL of the web site as the suggested name, but it’s a good idea to change this to be
something more descriptive and meaningful to you. After you’ve done that, click Save.
If you open the main 1Password application, you can see this new saved login listed in the Logins category.
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Note: Some forms just refuse to cooperate. If you need to save a Login item by hand for some reason,
please see Saving a Login manually in our online knowledgebase.
Next: Using a saved Login —>
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Using a saved Login
There are three “special” item categories in 1Password: Logins, Identities and Credit Cards. 1Password can
fill web forms using the information in these categories. Let’s use the Gmail login we just saved to log into
Gmail.
Step 1: Open 1Password browser extension
To open the 1Password browser extension, click on the 1Password button in your web browser’s toolbar.
Step 2: Find the login
Since we’ve only added one login so far, we can click Logins category and click on “Gmail Wanda
Appleseed”. 1Password will open the web site and log you in.
If we had many items, it would be easier to use 1Password’s search.
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What if you’ve already opened gmail.com in your web browser? In that case, when you click the 1Password
button, you’ll see that the relevant login is already displayed. All you need to do is click on “Gmail Wanda
Appleseed” and 1Password will log you in.
Next: Changing a saved password —>
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Changing a saved password
One of the key benefits of using 1Password is to replace your old, re-used, easy-to-guess passwords with
new, strong, unguessable passwords.
Step 1: Use your existing Login to log in to the web site.
Follow the steps in Using a saved login to log into the site.
Go to the site’s “change password” form. This is typically under My Account, Settings, or something similar.
In our example, to change our password in Gmail, click on the photo icon in the top right hand corner of the
browser, then click on Account.
Next, select the Security tab and click on Change password.
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Step 2: Specify your old password
Some (but not all) sites will require you to enter your old/current password before being allowed to change it
to something new. You can easily copy it from 1Password into the “current password” field on the form.
Click on the 1Password button on your browser’s toolbar. If 1Password recognizes the site you’re on
because the URL matched, the login will appear at the top (as it does in this example), or if not then click on
Logins, then find the login for this site. Hover over the dots to the right of the word password with your
mouse, and click Copy. Make sure you are clicking the Copy button next to the password field, not the
username field.
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Next, in the browser on Gmail’s change password form, click in the “Current password” field and press ⌘V
on your keyboard to paste your password.
Step 3: Generate a new password
In your browser on Gmail’s change password form, click in the “New password” field.
Next, click on the 1Password button on your browser’s toolbar, and choose Password Generator.
1Password will automatically have generated a new password for you which it displays. Click on the little
down arrow icon next to the words “Password Recipe” to use the controls to create exactly the kind of
password required by the site. When you are satisfied with the generated password, click Fill.
1Password should enter the strong password into the “New password” and “Confirm new password” fields;
otherwise, you can paste it in yourself. Click Change Password to save your new Gmail password.
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Step 4: Update your existing Login in 1Password
Accept 1Password’s offer to update the password field in your existing Login for that site by clicking Update.
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Adding an Identity and a Credit Card
Web site logins aren’t the only type of information that 1Password can fill in for you in your browser. You
can add other items to 1Password like an Identity and Credit Card, and then you won’t have to type in your
personal and financial details online again — just click the 1Password button in your browser’s toolbar, and
choose the item you want to use to fill in the form.
1. In the main 1Password program, choose File > New Item, or press the + button.
2. Choose the type of item you want to create:
• Identity
• Credit Card
3. Fill in as much information as you want to make available for 1Password to use online (or that you
want to have available as a record for your own use).
4. Give the item a name, such as “Personal”, “Office Address”, or “Debit Card”, that will make it easily
identifiable when you need it.
5. Save the new item to make it available in your 1Password-enabled browsers.
Next: Get started! —>
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Get started!
Once you’ve completed the steps in this Quick Start section, you’re ready to use 1Password.
As you add information to your vault, you’ll discover its powerful organization tools, advanced search
options, smart folders, and so much more. For more information, consider spending a few minutes looking at
these other sections:
• Introducing 1Password
Read about the main program and its features.
• Configuring 1Password
Read about preference settings.
• Using 1Password
Read about many other useful features.
If you don’t find the answer to your question here, please take a look at Need help?.
Next: Introducing 1Password —>
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Introducing 1Password
Multiple Vaults
No longer must your worlds collide! 1Password 4 helps you keep your data more organised than ever before
with the new multiple vaults feature. Want to keep your work and personal stuff separate? No problem, just
create a separate “Work” vault. Have to handle your parents’ finances but want to keep that separate from
your own stuff? No problem, create a separate “Parents” vault. Have items that you don’t want to delete but
that aren’t really relevant anymore? No problem, create an “Archive” vault. Each vault can have its own
password, its own identifying icon and accent colour, and its own sync settings. The possibilities are
endless!
Find Duplicate Passwords and Other Sorting Options
It was always easy to find all the sites that used a particular password—provided you knew the password to
look for. 1Password 4 removes the guesswork and effortlessly displays your duplicate passwords. In
addition, it puts a veritable treasure trove of powerful sorting and filtering options at your fingertips, such as
instantly displaying your oldest and weakest passwords.
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Multiple URLs Per Login
If you have two different web sites that use the same login information, you no longer have to create a
separate login item for each one. 1Password 4 introduces the ability to add multiple URLs to a single login.
Favourites
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Our iOS customers are no strangers to this feature, which makes a few select items immediately and easily
accessible in 1Password 4’s sidebar. Drag and drop your favourite items to rearrange them in the desired
order.
Custom Fields
The notes field has long been used to store information not otherwise accommodated by 1Password 4’s
item template. Now, you can add custom fields to any item (except for items in the Secure Notes and
Password History categories). The greatest benefit of this is that you can easily click to copy the
information.
Search
There are three ways in which 1Password 4’s search can help you stay on top of your information.
Multiple Keywords
Search for multiple keywords in the search box, separated by spaces.
Advanced Search Options
Use 1Password 4’s powerful search criteria to find exactly what you want, more quickly than ever before.
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Smart Folders
Save a search in 1Password 4’s sidebar to return to it later. For example, you can create a list of passwords
older than six months. You may not have time to change these immediately, so you can return to the list and
update your passwords at your convenience, without having to search for them again. As time passes, the
list will update itself, adding the passwords that have “expired” since the last time you checked.
Sync
Sync Options
In addition to Dropbox, 1Password 4 supports iCloud and Folder sync.
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Folder sync means that you can now use custom sync solutions like SugarSync or SpiderOak.
You can also use local Wi-Fi sync instead of syncing with the cloud.
Sync Improvements
• Any sync conflicts are now automatically detected, merged and resolved
• When syncing with Dropbox, the Dropbox folder can be located anywhere on your Mac, something
that wasn’t previously possible with the Mac App Store version of 1Password 3.
Item Sharing
1Password 4 introduces the ability selectively share encrypted items via email or iMessage.
OS X Mavericks
1Password 4 supports OS X 10.9 Mavericks right out of the box, no waiting or software updates required.
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Accessibility and Localisation
Full support for VoiceOver and localization across all 1Password 4 components (the main application,
1Password mini, and the browser extensions).
More
These are the unsung heroes. They’re not flashy, and they don’t get featured in screenshots or videos. They
work quietly, behind the scenes and under the hood, to make 1Password 4 best in its class.
• AES-256 Authenticated Encryption and PBKDF2 calibration. Item titles and URLs are now always
encrypted, making an already secure application even stronger and better
• Fully sandboxed
• New data format, resulting in dramatically improved performance and faster syncing
Next: The main 1Password application —>
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The main 1Password application
To expand and collapse the Categories, Folders, Tags, and Security Audit sections, move the pointer over
the section title in the sidebar, and click Show or Hide while it’s visible.
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In the three-pane view shown above, click the list-sort control to select the attribute and sort order:
(See View below for related information.)
Note that the vault selector appears only when you’ve created a secondary vault.
Menu commands
1Password 4
The Switch to Vault command displays the same list as the vault selector near the left end of the
1Password toolbar.
The Lock command has the same effect as the lock tool on the 1Password toolbar.
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File
The New Item command displays the same list as the + tool on the 1Password toolbar.
The New Smart Folder command has the same effect as the Edit > Find > Show Search Options
command, so it is disabled when those controls are already visible. (See Edit below for details.)
The Backup command creates a new backup of your 1Password data and displays the Backup tab of
1Password preferences, where you can confirm that the backup was performed and view other backups
(whether created automatically or using the Backup command).
The Restore command displays the Backup tab of 1Password preferences, where you select the backup
you want to restore.
Edit
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The Show Search Options command displays controls for defining a search filter that you want to save for
re-use.
When those controls are visible, the command switches to Hide Search Options, and the Edit > Find >
Show Search Options command is disabled.
View
The Top command displays listed items in a grid that is similar to the 1Password for Windows layout. In this
layout, click on a column heading (Title, Website, Username, …) to sort the listed items by the values in that
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column. Click again to reverse the sort order.
Note that the Conceal Passwords command works differently than the other toggles in this menu. You
enable this toggle to hide passwords. Leave this toggle disabled to see passwords.
Tip: When the Conceal Passwords toggle is enabled, you can press the Option key to get a quick peek at
a password.
Item
Use the commands on the Share submenu to send a single selected item by email or text message, to print
a hard copy of a single selected item, or to move or copy one or more selected items to another of your
vaults.
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Window
The Wi-Fi Sync command displays instructions for setting up a temporary Wi-Fi connection with the
1Password app running on your mobile device.
Tip: Be sure to keep the window open until the Wi-Fi sync is complete.
Help
In addition to the commands on this menu, you can follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, and subscribe
to our newsletter.
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1Password Mini
1Password mini is the ever-present menu-bar companion to the main 1Password application. It enables the
browser extensions to function and provides access to your 1Password data even when the main app and
your web browsers aren’t running.
You can use a customisable keyboard shortcut to open 1Password mini in your menu bar to Go & Fill Logins
or to view and copy item details. You can even anchor an item’s details so that they remain visible when
1Password Mini is closed.
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The browser extensions
1Password 4 introduces brand new browser extensions that provide a consistent experience in Safari,
Chrome, Canary, Firefox, and Opera.
• The improved autosave prompt works great even on sites with multiple frames.
• The extensions now detect password change forms and will prompt you to update existing logins.
• When a new login is saved based on a previously generated password, 1Password 4 will convert the
Password History item into a Login item, minimising database clutter
• The extensions support multiple Chrome profiles.
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Configuring 1Password
Click on the > icon next to this topic in the Table of Contents.
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Browser settings
Many modern web browsers provide rudimentary password management features that may actually conflict
with the richer feature set provided by 1Password. We strongly recommend disabling your browser’s
password management feature.
Note: You might not want to clear the list of saved passwords in your browser until you’ve created Logins in
1Password for the corresponding sites. Once you have, though, clearing the passwords saved in your
browser might plug a potential “hole” in your system’s security.
Safari
1. In Safari, choose Safari > Preferences.
2. Select the AutoFill tab.
3. Disable the User names and passwords, Credit cards, and Other forms options.
Tip: Because 1Password includes Identity items, you can also disable the Using info from my
Contacts card option, as shown above.
4. Click on the red “close” circle in the upper left corner to save your changes.
Chrome
1. In Chrome, choose Chrome > Preferences.
2. Scroll down, and click Show advanced settings.
3. Scroll down to Passwords and forms.
4. Disable the Enable Autofill… and Offer to save your web passwords options.
5. Close the Preferences window to save your changes.
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Firefox
1. In Firefox, choose Firefox > Preferences.
2. Select the Security tab.
3. Disable the Remember passwords… and Use a master password options.
4. Close the preferences window to save your changes.
Opera
1. In Opera, choose Opera > Preferences.
2. In the sidebar, select Privacy and security.
3. Disable the Offer to save passwords… and Enable auto-filling… options.
4. Close the preferences tab to save your changes.
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Using 1Password
Click on the > icon next to this topic in the Table of Contents.
This section of the 1Password 4 for Mac user’s guide includes:
• Installing 1Password
• Registering 1Password
• Getting started again on a new computer
• Syncing your 1Password data
• Verifying your 1Password vault backups
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Installing 1Password
Installing 1Password 4 for Mac is straightforward. Before you begin, please make sure that your computer is
running an up-to-date version of Mac OS X (see Requirements for more detail).
1Password 4 for Mac can be installed either from the Mac App Store or from the AgileBits site, depending
on where you purchased it:
• Installing from the Mac App Store
• Installing from the AgileBits site
Please click on one of the above links to get more specific detail.
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Installing from the Mac App Store (MAS)
Installing 1Password 4 for Mac from the Mac App Store (MAS) is
easy and automatic. 1Password 4 for Mac is downloaded and
installed immediately upon purchase from the Mac App Store, and
afterward is updated from the Store > Updates screen in the App
Store application on your Mac.
If you haven’t yet purchased and installed 1Password 4 for Mac, you
can find it on the Mac App Store, or you may prefer to purchase it
from our online store.
After installation
After installing 1Password 4 for Mac, if you have never used 1Password 4 before, a good place to start
reading would be The first time you run 1Password.
Next: The first time you run 1Password →
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Installing from the AgileBits site
If you haven’t already purchased and installed 1Password 4 for Mac, you can purchase it from our online
store, or, if you prefer, you can purchase it from the Mac App Store. If you do purchase it from the Mac App
Store, you can skip this section and instead read Installing from the Mac App Store.
Step 1: Download the Application
1Password comes wrapped in a ZIP file that you can download from our web site.
What happens with this ZIP file depends on how your browser is configured:
• Some browsers will automatically open safe files. In this case, the file will be automatically unzipped
for you and you will see “1Password 4” in your Downloads folder.
• If the file wasn’t automatically unzipped for you, you will instead see a ZIP file in your Downloads
folder. Double-click this file to unzip it.
Step 2: Install 1Password 4 for Mac
Drag 1Password 4 from your Downloads folder into your main Applications folder.
After installation
You can run the full and unlimited version of 1Password which you installed from the AgileBits site in trial
mode for 30 days, after which time you’ll be limited to 20 items stored in your vault. You can purchase a
license and register 1Password now, or anytime within the trial period.
After installing 1Password 4 for Mac, if you have never used 1Password 4 before, a good place to start
reading would be The first time you run 1Password.
Next: The first time you run 1Password →
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Getting started again on a new computer
Welcome back. Now that you’ve installed 1Password 4 for Mac on a new computer, let’s get started by
running it and restoring your passwords & confidential data.
To begin, click on Finder > Applications and then double click on the 1Password 4 icon to start
1Password.
1Password 4 will start, and display a welcome screen with an overview of 1Password 4. If you’re already
familiar with the overview of 1Password 4, click Awesome! Let’s Get Started, or to continue reading either
scroll down or click on one of the topics on the left to jump to that topic.
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Next, click on I’ve used 1Password before.
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1Password can restore your data in a number of different ways:
1Password can restore your data from iCloud, Dropbox, This Mac, or Restore from Backup.
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Restore from backup
To restore your 1Password data from a backup, begin by clicking in the circle next to Restore from backup,
then click on the button Choose backup.
A Finder window will open. Navigate to where your 1Password backup file is located, click on the file to
select it, and then click on the Restore button.
1Password will prompt you to confirm that this is the backup you wish to restore. To restore this backup,
click on the Restore button.
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1Password will restore your backup, then exit. To continue, click on Finder > Applications and then double
click on the 1Password 4 icon to start 1Password.
After you unlock your vault with your restored data inside, 1Password 4 will prompt you to answer a few
First-Run Configuration questions (see The first time you run 1Password for more detail). Afterward, don’t
forget to set up the browsers.
Next: → Setting up browsers
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Syncing your 1Password data
One of the things that makes 1Password so useful is that it’s available for a variety of operating systems;
whether you’re on a Windows PC at work or an iOS device in the car, you can install 1Password and have
your information handy and protected at all times. Manually updating 1Password multiple times on different
computers and mobile devices would be a nightmare, so 1Password offers a variety of options for
automatically keeping your vault synced.
iCloud
If you are only using 1Password on Apple devices, iCloud is your best choice! It’s the easiest sync service:
you turn it on and that’s it, you’re all set.
Dropbox
If you need cross-platform support, Dropbox is your best bet. It works in all the operating systems
1Password supports: Windows, Android, Windows Phone 7, OS X and iOS.
Syncing over Wi-Fi
You can use this method to sync 1Password 4 for Mac with 1Password 4 for iOS, without using a cloud
service like Dropbox or iCloud.
Folder sync
Folder sync lets you use the service of your choice to keep your 1Password vault synced. You can even use
an application to sync your vault between computers without using any cloud sync service. This option
doesn’t work with mobile devices, though; it’s only for syncing your vault with other computers.
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Syncing using iCloud
Syncing with iCloud couldn’t be simpler. All we need to do is make sure that iCloud is enabled and then tell
1Password to use it.
Enable iCloud
Open the System Preferences application on your Mac.
Select the iCloud icon.
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Sign into iCloud using your Apple ID, if you haven’t already.
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Enable iCloud’s “Documents & Data” option. This is the option that lets applications like 1Password sync
their data with iCloud.
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Instruct 1Password to sync with iCloud
Open 1Password’s preferences.
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Select the Sync tab and then select the iCloud option.
1Password will let you know that it’s going to start syncing with iCloud. Click Start Syncing to continue.
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Depending on the size of your 1Password vault, the intial sync can take some time. Give iCloud a few
minutes to finish syncing your data. From now on, opening 1Password’s Preferences > Sync window will
display the path to your 1Password vault in iCloud, as well as when the vault was last synced.
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Syncing using Dropbox
Syncing with Dropbox couldn’t be simpler. All we need to do is make sure that Dropbox is running and then
tell 1Password to use it.
Start Dropbox
If you don’t yet have Dropbox, you can create an account and download the application from their web site.
When Dropbox is running, you’ll see its icon in your menu bar.
Instruct 1Password to sync with Dropbox
Open 1Password’s preferences.
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Select the Sync tab and then select Dropbox.
1Password will run a quick check to make sure the Dropbox application is installed and running. Click the
Choose button to tell 1Password where your Dropbox folder is.
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Select your Dropbox folder and click Open.
1Password will let you know that it’s going to create a copy of your vault in Dropbox. Click Create New.
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You’re all set. 1Password will now start syncing with Dropbox. From now on, opening 1Password’s
Preferences > Sync window will display the path to your 1Password vault in your Dropbox folder, as well as
when the vault was last synced.
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Syncing over Wi-Fi
1. Start the temporary Wi-Fi sync server on your PC or Mac.
Important: Leave this window open until the sync is complete.
• In 1Password 4 for Windows, choose File > Wi-Fi Sync.
• In 1Password 5 for Mac, choose Window > Wi-Fi Sync, and enable the Use Wi-Fi to sync this
Mac with iOS devices option.
• In 1Password 4 for Mac, choose Window > Wi-Fi Sync.
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Remember: You need to leave the sync-server window open until the sync is complete.
2. In 1Password for iOS, tap Settings > Sync.
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3. Tap Sync using Wi-Fi.
4. If your computer is not listed…
…tap Refresh List.
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5. Tap on the computer’s name.
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6. Tap Secret, and type the “secret” still displayed on the Mac or PC.
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7. Tap Done.
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8. Tap Sync Now.
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9. When the message below the computer name changes from “Sync started” to “Sync finished”:
1. Exit Settings on your iOS device.
2. Close the Wi-Fi sync-server window on your Mac or PC.
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Syncing to a local folder
Most sync services begin with the specification of a folder on your computer. For example, Dropbox creates
a Dropbox folder on your computer and syncs everything in that folder. If you use a cloud sync service that
isn’t built into 1Password, like SugarSync or SpiderOak, you can use 1Password’s folder sync feature to
keep your 1Password vault in sync using that service. You will also find this method useful if you use an
application like ChronoSync to sync data between computers on the same network.
In essence, we tell 1Password to sync the vault with a specific folder, and then we tell our sync solution (a
cloud-based service or a local application) to keep that folder in sync.
Tell 1Password to sync with a folder on your Mac
Open 1Password’s preferences.
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Select the Sync tab and then select the Folder option.
Next, click Choose to choose the folder you would like 1Password to use for syncing.
The “MySyncFolder” folder name is just an example, you can select any folder you like.
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1Password will let you know that it’s going to create a copy of your vault in the folder you selected. Click
Create New to continue.
You’re all set. 1Password has now begun syncing to your selected folder. From now on, opening
1Password’s Preferences > Sync window will display the path to your 1Password vault in your sync folder,
as well as when the vault was last synced.
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Importing data
The best way by far to share your 1Password data among your computers and mobile devices is to use
Dropbox (as described here) to keep them in sync. That way, your 1Password data is always automatically
up to date and available on all of them, no matter where you modify it.
To import Logins and other item types, just choose File > Import, and locate and select the import file.
Import formats
• 1Password Interchange Format
• Comma-separated values
• SplashID vID
• Other formats
Other important information
• Cleaning up
• Watchtower and the “modified date”
• Alternatives to importing data
1Password Interchange Format
1. In 1Password on the destination Mac, choose File > Import.
2. Choose the .1pif file copied from the source PC or Mac.
Comma-separated values
1Password for Mac includes the ability to import Login, Credit Card, Software License, and Secure Note
items from delimited-text files that use commas to separate fields.
Delimited-text files have a few common characteristics:
• Each line of text represents a record—in this case, a Login you want to create in 1Password.
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• Each string of characters between the delimiters represents a field—in this case, a title, URL,
username, password, or other value—in that item to be created.
• Each record has a fixed number of columns, even if a given record has no values in some of those
columns.
• The fields may be enclosed in quotation marks:
"value","value","value value",...,"value"
• A field enclosed in quotation marks can include line breaks, as might be useful for long notes. It can
even include the delimiter character:
"value 1, value 2","value 3",...,"value 9
value 9 continued
remainder of value 9"
1Password for Mac imposes a few additional restrictions:
• 1Password for Mac requires that the file contains only records with field values; in other words, it may
not include a first record containing field names.
Tip: If it does contain such a first record, 1Password will create an extra item with the values in that
record, which you can delete when the import is complete.
• 1Password for Mac requires the fields (columns) appear in exactly this order, which means that each
CSV file may contain only one type of item to be imported:
◦ For Login items
title, URL, username, password, notes, custom field 1, custom field 2, … ,custom field N
…where “custom field X” is an optional field that can be imported.
Note: Any custom fields will appear in a section called “Other Fields” when you view the Login
in 1Password.
◦ For Credit Card items
title, card number, expiration month and year (MM/YYYY), cardholder name, PIN, bank name,
CVV, notes
◦ For Software License items
title, version, license key, your name, your email, your company, download URL, software
publisher, software publisher URL, retail price, support email, purchase date, order number,
notes
◦ For Secure Note items
title, note text
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• 1Password for Mac requires that the CSV file be encoded in Unicode (UTF-8) format.
So, a simple comma-delimited text (CSV) file would look something like this for importing Login items into
1Password for Mac:
Cogito Ergo Sum,http://www.cogito.com/ergo-sum,your-username,your-password,Ergo
Sum Self-Realization 5.0,CES-98765-43210,,,[email protected]
Acme WidgetPro,www.acme.com,your-username,your-password,WidgetPro
2010,,AC123-WP45-67890,Acme,[email protected]
If you open a properly formatted delimited-text file in a spreadsheet program, all the titles, usernames,
passwords, and so on line up.
If your plain-text file meets all of these criteria, 1Password should have no problem importing it and creating
a Login item for each record.
Tip: If your data is tab- or semicolon-delimited, you can open it in a spreadsheet program, like Numbers,
and save it in (or export it to) CSV format.
SplashID vID
1. In SplashID, choose File > Export > SplashID vID, and note the name and location of the vID file
created.
2. Open the vID file in a plain-text editor, like TextEdit.
3. Make sure the first line of the exported vID file is exactly this:
SplashID vID File -v3.0
4. Use the text editor’s “save as” function:
• Making sure the text encoding is Unicode (UTF-8), not plain text.
• Changing the filename to end in something like -UTF-8.vid (the .vid extension is required).
Tip: Exporting a few SplashID items at a time can help you isolate any importing problems that arise.
Other formats
If your delimited-text file uses tabs or semicolons to separate fields, you can open it in a spreadsheet
program, like Numbers, and save it in (or export it to) CSV format.
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The CSV export from any program may need to be edited to conform to the guidelines above before it can
be imported into 1Password. Details for the now discontinued Moxier Wallet program are discussed in our
online forums.
If you want to import data directly from other password management programs, you may be able to use one
of the converters described in our online knowledgebase.
Cleaning up
Caution:
• 1Password Interchange Format files are not encrypted. Your data in the .1pif file is stored in JSON,
a plain text format, so be sure to delete the file securely on both the source and destination machines,
when you’ve completed the transfer. For your security, do not use an online JSON viewer to read a
.1pif file, because your private data would be transmitted in plain text.
• Delimited text files are not encrypted. Your data in the .csv file is saved in plain text, so be sure to
delete the file securely on both the source and destination machines, when you’ve completed the
transfer. For your security, do not use a cloud-based service to read or transfer the file between
machines, because your private data would be transmitted in plain text.
An important note regarding Watchtower
The “modified date” of items imported as delimited text or from a Roboform export will be recorded as the
time and date they were imported. For that reason, 1Password’s Watchtower service will not be able to
accurately assess these items’ vulnerability. If you have not recently changed the passwords for your
imported items, we recommend visiting our Watchtower page and entering the URLs, one at a time, to
check for vulnerabilities.
Alternatives to importing data
Copying the 1Password vault
If you just need to move your 1Password data once from one Mac to another for some reason, you can sync
to a folder and copy the .agilekeychain folder (by way of a removable drive, for example). Then double-click
the .agilekeychain or .opvault folder you just copied (not some subfolder within it), and follow the
instructions to use it as a new secondary vault.
Shared folders and shared drives
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To protect data integrity, and improve performance:
• We do not recommend storing your 1Password data in a location that uses the “shared folders”
feature included in Parallels and VMware.
• We do not recommend storing your 1Password data folder on a network-share device.
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Verifying your 1Password vault backups
No conversation about security would be complete without discussing the subject of backups. If you don’t
already use Time Machine or some other method of backing up all your data, we strongly recommend it.
One thing you don’t have to worry about is your 1Password data, because 1Password creates automatic
backups for you. To see the details about your backups, start by opening 1Password’s preferences.
Select the Backup tab.
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You can restore your 1Password data from these backups if you install 1Password on a new computer.
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Creating a multi-page Login
Some web sites—especially banks, it seems—require you to enter your username and password on
separate pages, perhaps with a random “security question” of some kind in between. Generally speaking,
you’ll need to create a separate Login item for each page in the sequence, as in this example:
1. On the Browser tab of 1Password preferences, make sure the Automatically ask to save new
Logins option is enabled.
2. Go to www.mybank.com/login.html, and fill in your username, but do not submit the form.
3. Click the 1Password button on the browser toolbar, and choose Settings > Save New Login; name
the new item MyBank - 1.
4. Back in the browser, submit the username page.
5. On the next page, answer the security question, repeat the steps above to save a new Login item,
and submit the form.
Depending on the number of possible security questions, you may decide not to save a Login for that
page. In that case, you’d simply enter the answer and submit the form by hand, each time you log in
to the bank’s site.
If you do save a Login for the security-question page, you’ll need to create one for each of the random
questions, something like this:
MyBank – 2 (mother’s maiden name)
MyBank – 2 (father’s birth year)
MyBank – 2 (favorite pet’s name)
Tip: When you set up your online bank account, you can use 1Password’s password generator to
create unguessable answers to these questions. There’s no reason to tell the bank the real answers,
because 1Password will always be there to provide whatever answers you tell the bank to expect.
6. On the next page, fill in your password, and submit the form. Because this page includes a password
page, 1Password will save a Login that you can name MyBank - 3.
_____
Tip: You may be able to edit one of your saved Logins to contain all the fieldname-value pairs stored above,
essentially creating a single Login item that works for all the pages in the sequence. You could also create a
Login in the main program, defining the username and password values by hand. This strategy often works
with sites that have only two pages in the login sequence, and there’s no harm in trying, if you’re interested
in reducing the number of Login items in your vault for some reason.
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Using keyboard shortcuts
1Password recognizes many keyboard shortcuts that can make you a mouseless wonder.
Legend
^ Control key
⇧ Shift key
⌥ Option (alt) key
⌘ Command key
⏎ Return key
Customizable shortcuts
In 1Password, press Command-comma, and select the General tab to change these default shortcuts.
^⌥⌘L
Lock 1Password (from anywhere).
⌥⌘\
Show 1Password mini (from anywhere).
⌘\
Fill Login on current web page (in 1Password-enabled browser).
Main 1Password application
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⌘,
Open 1Password preferences.
⌘{
⌘}
Select the previous or next category.
Tab
Change the focus among the following, in the order listed: sidebar, search field, “sort by” column
header, item list.
⌘W
Close the 1Password window.
⌘M
Minimize the 1Password window.
⌘0
⌘1
⋮
⌘9
Switch to the corresponding vault.
⌥⌘⏎
Use “Go & Fill” to open the selected Login’s URL and fill in the saved credentials.
⌘N
Create a new item.
⌘⇧N
Create a new item in the currently selected category.
⌘E
Edit the currently selected item.
⌘S
Save any changes to the current item.
⌘D
Duplicate the currently selected item.
⌥
Reveal passwords (if the Conceal Passwords toggle is enabled on the View menu).
⌥⌘P
Switch the setting of the Conceal Passwords toggle on the View menu.
⌘F
⌥⌘F
Find an item.
^⌥⌘F Show search options.
1Password mini
⌘,
Open preferences for 1Password mini.
↑→
↓←
Navigate the list of categories and items.
→
View details for the selected item.
⌘0
⌘1
⋮
⌘9
Switch to the corresponding vault.
⌘⇧C
Copy the password value for the selected Login item.
⏎
When viewing item details, copy the currently selected detail.
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⌥
Reveal password (if the Conceal Passwords toggle is enabled on the View menu).
⌘O
Anchor the open item window.
⌥
(while closing anchored window) Close all anchored 1Password windows.
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Using 1PasswordAnywhere
With native, platform-specific versions of 1Password available for Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, and even
(“read-only”) Windows Phone devices, you need never be separated from your 1Password data.
If you find yourself completely stranded, though, and you’re syncing your 1Password data among all those
devices using Dropbox, you’re in luck! If you can sign in to your Dropbox account on the web, you have
read-only access to 1PasswordAnywhere.
To use 1PasswordAnywhere
1. Sign in to your Dropbox account on the web.
2. On your private dropbox.com web site, locate and open the .agilekeychain folder that represents the
vault you want to use.
3. Double-click the 1Password.html file you find inside.
4. Enter your master password on the “vault door” screen.
Notes:
• 1PasswordAnywhere will lock itself automatically after 1 minute of inactivity.
• Because local file access can present a security risk, modern browsers will block you from opening
the local copy of 1Password.html, reporting a problem with the encryptionKeys.js file.
• The .opvault format currently does not include the 1Password.html file or other resources required for
access to 1PasswordAnywhere.
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Still need help?
For troubleshooting tips and answers to common questions, please see our online knowledgebase.
Contact us
For one-on-one help with experts and fellow users, you can always start or join a conversation in the
discussion forum. If you prefer, you can send us email at [email protected].
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1Password Glossary
1Password app or program
The main interface for creating, viewing, and editing your 1Password data. See also Layout.
(Mac) The window that appears when you click the 1Password icon in the Dock or open it in the Applications
folder.
(Windows) The window that appears when you run 1Password from the Windows “start” menu or open it in
the Program Files folder. Note that 1Password for Windows isn’t an app (which runs in Metro) but a full
Desktop-mode program.
1Password mini
(Mac only) 1Password mini is 1Password’s second major component. By default, its icon appears in the
menu bar at the top of your screen.
1PIF
1Password Interchange Format. An unencrypted export format best suited for use in one-time data
migration. All item types can be exported to a 1PIF file.
Caution: Because 1PIF stores your data as plain text, you should protect a .1pif file in transit and securely
delete it as soon as you finish the transfer.
Accounts
(Windows) A collection of various item types that are listed individually in 1Password for Mac. The Accounts
category will be phased out in a future release.
See also Wallet.
.agilekeychain folder (a.k.a. keychain, data folder, or vault)
(Mac) The “sync point” (storage format) for use with the Dropbox or Folder sync method, created by
1Password for Mac when you choose either of those sync methods. Because sync settings are vaultspecific, the file is named after the selected vault (for example, work.agilekeychain). The exception to this is
the primary vault, which is always saved as 1Password.agilekeychain.
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(Windows) Your 1Password database. See also .opvault folder and Vault.
All Items (a.k.a. All) folder
The built-in folder that displays all your 1Password items.
Auto-lock
The optional mechanism by which 1Password locks your data after a period inactivity or on any of a number
of actions or events, defined in 1Password preferences.
Auto-save
The optional feature by which 1Password automatically offers to create a new Login when you submit a form
at a URL for which you do not yet have a Login stored.
Auto-submit
The optional feature by which 1Password automatically submits a web form after filling it with your stored
credentials.
Auto-type
(Windows only) An alternative form-filling mechanism that may work on sites that don’t accept 1Password’s
standard method and even in some programs that are not browser-based.
Auto-update
The optional feature by which 1Password automatically offers to modify an existing Login, typically with just
the new password, rather than replacing the entire Login or creating a new one.
Backup
The mechanism by which 1Password periodically saves the current state of your data. Backup files are
useful in restoring data in case of damage or permanent loss. Backup files are intended only for use by the
“restore” function in 1Password on the same platform; they are not suitable for direct import or for
restoration into 1Password running on a different platform. For cross-platform transfers, use syncing or 1PIF
export and import.
Browser extension
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See Extension.
Categories or item types
These are the various types of information that you can save in 1Password. Different item types have
different “templates” (default fields); you can add custom fields, but you cannot “move” an item from one
category to another. See also individual item types.
Category area
(Mac) There are four categories that 1Password always displays, even in a new vault with no information in
it: Logins, Secure Notes, Credit Cards, and Identities. The other categories appear in the sidebar only if
you’ve saved an item of that type in your vault.
(Windows) All categories are listed, even if you haven’t yet saved an item of that type in your vault.
(iOS, Android) The Categories tab is where all of the items in your vault are stored, sorted into their
categories. The Categories tab is also where you add new items.
Credit Cards
Each item holds credit card, debit card, and store card information that 1Password can use to fill payment
forms.
Custom fields and sections
Additional information you may choose to store in any item type. Note that the values in custom fields are
not available for use in filling forms, though you can copy the values and paste them as needed. Compare
Web form details.
Database
(Mac) The internal name used to refer to all of your 1Password data, including vaults. Whether you have
one vault or five, they are contained in a single database. See also Vault.
(Windows) Synonymous with “vault”; there is no separate internal database. See also Vault.
Details area
The area that displays the details of the selected item.
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(Mac) In the “left” layout, details are shown in the rightmost column; in the “top” layout, it’s the lower right
pane.
(Windows) Details are shown in the lower right quadrant.
Domain matching
The mechanism by which 1Password determines whether you have a Login saved that can be used to fill a
form on the web page currently displayed in your 1Password-enabled browser. See also Lenient URL
matching.
(Windows) A set of controls with which you can refine 1Password’s domain-matching algorithms.
Duplicated Passwords
See Security Audit.
Extension
The 1Password icon that you can add to your web browser’s toolbar; extends much of 1Password’s
functionality to your web browser. Note that use of the extensions requires installation of the main
1Password app/program on the same machine.
Note that iOS does not allow the level of integration required for extension of 1Password into Safari and
other browsers on your iOS device, so the 1Password for iOS app includes 1Browser for your convenience.
Favorites
The built-in folder that displays any items you have “starred.”
Fill Login
In a 1Password-enabled browser, the act of filling a form on the currently displayed page with the
credentials and other form data saved in an existing Login, when you select that Login from the 1Password
extension menu. Compare Go & Fill.
Folder
A means of organizing your 1Password data. An item can be associated with only one folder, but folders
can contain items of any type.
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(Mac) The Folders section in 1Password’s sidebar appears only if you’ve created a folder.
Compare Smart folders.
Generated Passwords
A special category in which 1Password creates an item whenever you use the password generator. See
also Security Audit.
(Mac) The category is labeled simply Passwords. When you create a Login using a generated password, the
Password item is automatically converted into a Login.
(Windows) In the main 1Password program, choose the View > Generated Passwords command to toggle
display of the category. (The File > New Item submenu includes a Password command only when the
Generated Passwords category is displayed in the sidebar.)
Go & Fill
A step-saving function that takes you to the saved login page, fills the form with your saved credentials, and
(optionally) submits the form, when you’re on a blank web page in your browser and you select a saved
login from 1Password’s menu, or when the URL stored in the Login you select doesn’t match the URL of the
current page, or when you’re in the main 1Password app/program and click on a URL in a Login. Compare
Fill Login.
Heartbleed
(Windows) See Security Audit.
Helper
(Windows) The 1Password component (Agile1pAgent.exe) that facilitates communication between the
1Password extensions and the main 1Password program. Software that blocks the WebSocket technology
used by the Helper—typically antivirus, anti-malware, and firewall tools—breaks the connection between the
extensions and the main program. The Helper also displays the 1Password icon in the Windows notification
area (a.k.a. the “system tray”).
Identities
Each item holds name and address information that 1Password can use in your web browser to fill shipping
and billing forms.
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Item
A unit of data that you store in 1Password. See also Categories or item types.
Layout
The arrangement in which your 1Password data is presented in the main window. 1Password for Mac offers
two layout options: “top” (the default, similar to the layout in 1Password for Windows) and “left” (columnar).
1Password for Windows uses a four-quadrant layout that is similar to the “top” layout in 1Password for Mac.
Lenient URL matching
An option with which you can modify 1Password’s standard domain-matching algorithm. See also Domain
matching.
(Windows) Enable the option (on the Logins tab of 1Password preferences) if you use multiple URLs in a
single Login item.
List area
The area that displays items in the selected category.
(Mac) In the “left” layout, items in the selected category or folder (or with the selected tag) are listed in the
middle pane; in the “top” layout, it’s the upper right pane. Click the pane header to sort the listed items.
(Windows) Items in the selected category or folder (or with the selected tag) are listed in the upper right
quadrant. Click the column headings to sort the listed items.
Logins
Each item holds a set of login credentials (username and password), along with the URLs of one or more
sites where 1Password can use the credentials to fill a login form.
Login fields
See Web form details.
Master password
The password you create the first time you run 1Password. Your master password is used to lock
1Password and to encrypt your data. It is known only to you—we cannot restore or reset it for you—so it is
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equally vital that you remember it and that it be impossible for someone else to guess. Anyone with your
master password and a copy of your 1Password data has full access to that data.
mini
See 1Password mini.
.opvault folder (a.k.a. keychain, data folder, or vault)
(Mac) The new “sync point” format to replace the .agilekeychain format.
(Windows) The new database format to replace the .agilekeychain format.
See also .agilekeychain folder and Vault.
Passwords
See Generated Passwords.
Password generator (a.k.a. strong password generator or SPG)
Whether invoked from the browser extension, the main app/program, or (on the Mac) the mini, the
1Password feature with which create unique and essentially unguessable passwords that conform to the
specific requirements of nearly any web site.
Primary and secondary vaults
See Vault.
Restore
See Backup.
Secure Notes
Each item holds free-form plain text in which you can store any information you like.
Security Audit
(Mac) A special collection of built-in saved searches, in which your Logins with weak, duplicate, or old
passwords or for which our Watchtower tool recommends some protective action are automatically collected
so it’s easier for you to find and correct them.
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(Windows) The Weak Passwords, Duplicated Passwords, Heartbleed, and Watchtower categories. Like
Generated Passwords, display of these categories is toggled on the View menu.
Sidebar (a.k.a. category area and folder area)
(Mac) The main app window consists of three panes. In both the “left” and “top” layouts, the sidebar is the
left-most pane.
(Windows) The main program window comprises four quadrants. The upper left is for categories, and the
lower left is for folders and tags. The category and folder areas are sometimes collectively called the
sidebar.
Smart folders (a.k.a. saved searches)
(Mac) A set of search criteria you’ve used to find particular information and saved for reuse at any time.
Saved searches are displayed as slightly different folders in 1Password’s sidebar. You don’t manually add
items to a smart folder; instead, any items that meet the saved search criteria are automatically listed when
you select the smart folder.
(Windows) Smart folders cannot yet be viewed or created.
Sync
A means of sharing your 1Password data among multiple computers and devices, so that it is kept up to
date on all of them. Additions, modifications, and deletions in 1Password on any synced device are
synchronized to all the other synced devices. 1Password preferences include several sync options.
Sync point
See .agilekeychain folder and .opvault folder.
Tag
A keyword that you can optionally assign to any item. You can assign multiple tags to an item.
(Mac) Tags appear in the special Tags section of the sidebar, but only if at least one tag has been created.
(Windows) Add and delete tags while creating or editing an item; search for tags by pressing Ctrl+↓ in the
search field.
(iOS, Android) Tags are readable, but cannot yet be created or added to items.
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Trash
The folder that contains items you have deleted. As with the operating system’s Trash or Recycle Bin, you
can recover items from 1Password’s Trash until you explicitly empty it.
Vault
A collection of Logins, Identities, Secure Notes, and other saved data.
(Mac) 1Password automatically creates a primary vault when you run it for the first time. Everything you see
when you open 1Password—all of your saved items, folders, and tags—is in the currently open vault. You
can also create secondary vaults. Each time you switch to a different vault, the 1Password window is
refreshed to show only the contents of the vault you select.
(Windows) Each vault is a separate .agilekeychain folder with an independent master password. 1Password
for Windows does not yet include the concept of “primary” and “secondary” vaults.
(iOS) Vaults can be opened and their contents edited, but only primary vaults can be created.
(Android) Only primary vaults can be created, opened, and have their contents edited.
Wallet
(Windows) A collection of various item types that are listed separately in 1Password for Mac. The Wallet
category will be phased out in a future release. See also Accounts.
Watchtower
See Security Audit.
Weak Passwords
See Security Audit.
Web form details
Additional fields (besides username and password) that can be saved automatically in the 1Password
extension or added manually in the main 1Password app/program, so they’re available for form filling on
future visits to the associated site. Compare Custom fields.
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