Is this possible with Vault?

DTM

Myself - I use 1PW for everything to store PW's, information, Licenses, Notes etc… I sync with iCloud so my computers, iPhone and iPads are all in sync fine.

So I have two kids - they don't use 1PW even though I try to get them to. And I pay. LOL But they still use my accounts for some things. iTunes, Netflix etc… I'll get a text - what's the PW for or login for…

So with Vaults - if I create a Vault that has the relevant PW's for them - how would they access it? They do not use my iCloud account. Can they access a vault from their Mac, iPhone or iPad using 1PW without having to use my iCloud credentials on their devices? They have their own accounts - Gmail or iCloud.

I would love to be able to email a specific login to them. Then they could have 1PW on their iPhone say, get the email and click it and it goes into they 1PW. Kind of like if you email someone a contact card goes into contacts.

Thanks for any insight.

Megan

Hi @DTM,

I would like to apologize for the delay in responding to you here but we experienced a surge in support requests recently. We're doing the best we can to get back to our usual speedy replies as soon as possible.

It sounds like Multiple Vaults is a great solution for you here. You could create a secondary vault for each of your kids and sync this vault via Dropbox. Then they would always have access to their passwords, without you having to share your iCloud account, or your primary vault details.

If you need to give them a password, simply move it to their vault - no need to email :) (Although emailing and sending passwords via iMessage as you mention is also an option.)

I hope this helps, but I'm here if you have any further questions!

DTM

So if I switch my personal sync use of my iCloud with 1PW4 to Dropbox from iCloud, my sons would just need to point their 1PW4 app to my dropbox account settings? Of course this leaves their personal iCloud accounts untouched on their iDevices.

Before I run a test vault then - I create a new vault - say Kids. Then what drag or is there a menu to Copy a current login to another vault? The original login doesn't ever leave my main vault does it?

I didn't just play around to figure out for the obvious reason of messing up 1PW data collected all these years of using 1PW3/4

Thanks for help - no apologies necessary.

Meek

Hi @DTM,

Thanks for the update.

So, each vault is synced separately. If you want to stick with iCloud for your Primary vault, you can still sync your secondary vault - Kids - through Dropbox. When going into the 1Password > Preferences > Sync settings page, it is for the specifically active vault.

Once your secondary vault is synced to Dropbox, your kids have two options:

• If they are using the same Dropbox account as you, then they can simply point their versions of 1Password at the same .agilekeychain file in Dropbox.
• If they have their own Dropbox accounts, then you can share the 1Password folder in Dropbox with them first - this puts the .agilekeychain file into their Dropbox account. From there they can simply point their 1Password versions at this file, and Dropbox will keep everything in sync.

Then, you have two options for moving items between vaults:

• Item > Share > Vault name > Copy
• Item > Share > Vault name > Move

These with either make a copy of the item (leaving the original in your Primary vault), or actually move the item without leaving it in your primary vault.

As a side note, this share menu is also where you have the option to email an item - but note that this isn't encrypted. Anyone who may intercept your email would be able to add the item to their 1Password database.

Let us know if you run into any more trouble or have any questions!

DTM

This is great. I thank both of you folks. Off to set this up. Thanks

Megan

Hi @DTM,

Happy to help! Please let us know if you run into any snags in the process, we're here for you. :)

Frida

This was helpful!

If I own 1Password, should I also get Knox? Or do I already have the same functionality by creating Multiple Vaults in 1Password.

littlebobbytables

Hi @Frida‌

Sorry for the delay in responding.

It's best to view 1Password as a program aimed at storing very particular information such as login credentials and it does this in an encrypted database. While you can add attachments it isn't the ideal way to do so if you have a lot of files or large files that you wish to secure in an encrypted way. That's where Knox comes in. Of course it depends on your usage. If you're happy with Disk Utility and encrypted disk images then you can achieve the same result.

So if you have lots of files you want to keep safe you want an encrypted disk image.
If looking at Disk Utility in /Applications/Utilities/ has you reaching instantly for the close button then have a look at Knox :smile: