Never used 1Password for credit cards nor passports nor drivers licenses

royofsf

I've been afraid to let those numbers be stored on my computer or in the cloud. I use 1Password 4 on my iMac, iPad Mini and iPhone. Is it considered safe to store such items with 1Password on these gadgets? I assume the justification is convenience. To me, it seems to be one thing is someone hacks into my Amazon.com account and quite another if they get my credit cards and passport and that there is a greater chance of this if these critical items are stored somewhere. Am I wrong? What's the thinking by someone who uses 1Passport to store such critical numbers? Or is it just a difference in philosophy and I'm afraid of the risk?

I heard someone say that someone like me has no problem with a stranger disappearing for five minutes with my credit card in a restaurant or shop but has a big problem storing the same credit card info somewhere like 1Passport. I think that's a valid point and, hence, this forum entry.

Stephen_C

I store all of that sort of information in 1Password. Someone will no doubt refer you to some excellent security articles produced by AgileBits but, in essence, all your data in 1Password is encrypted using a key generated from your master password. That means that nobody can access your 1Password data (even if they steal it) unless they know your master password.

Stephen

MichaelL

I store my CCs and other stuff in 1PW. Since my online banking PWs are in there that is a bigger risk than CC numbers anyway. But, that is also why I never store in the cloud. I was one of the many unfortunate long time users and supporters of 1PW that was forced to switch to the App store version when Agile said they were switching to the App store. Now they've switched back and are running 2 versions. The app store one being way behind and missing lots of features. I can't even sync with my iPhone anymore. And they don't seem to care. They've been giving us the "problems beyond our control" mantra since 2013. It's beyond me why they think Drop Box is a viable solution for syncing. I would never trust storing that info where strangers can access it. Yeah it's well encrypted but if they can figure out your one password it doesn't matter. And I don't think using a long random pw that you can't remember is a viable solution either.

Megan

Hi @royofsf,

Again, it's great to hear that you're thinking strongly about your security. @Stephen_C is right, your data file is encrypted with an exceedingly secure encryption algorithm called AES. Even if someone were to acquire a copy of your 1Password data file, it would be extremely difficult (approaching impossible in a human lifetime) for them to actually gain access to your passwords without your Master Password. You can see the thoughts behind our data format's design here.

http://learn.agilebits.com/1Password4/Security/keychain-design.html

Also, you can check out our blog for many more articles that go into the nitty gritty math behind what makes 1Password so secure.

http://blog.agilebits.com/tag/cryptography_/

Please do let us know if you have any further questions, we're here to help!

Hi @MichaelL,

I'm so sorry to hear that you've been having trouble with 1Password lately. I'd be happy to help you get synced up if you could just give me a bit more information on your situation:

• I'm assuming if you're on the Mac App Store version of 1Password, your version number is 4.1.2, but it would be great if you could confirm that for me.
• How many other computers and devices are currently using 1Password? (Please provide the version numbers of 1Password and your operating systems for each please.)
• What are you using to keep your devices in sync?

Once we know a bit more about where you're running into trouble, we should be able to get you all synced up! :)