How to access 1Password on a public or work computer and... what happens if all hell breaks loose

archdillon

Since I'm new to password manager programs, will you please clarify something for me? How do I access 1password while I'm working on a public computer? Can I access 1password via your website and access my passwords that way? Maybe I'm overthinking the obvious, but I'm just trying to figure out how a password manager works if I'm not on one of my own personal devices or computers.

Also, will you please put my mind at ease regarding one issue? I am the type of individual who has all his passwords stored in one spot in my house which I scan and save from time to time. If I convert to utilizing 1password, that control is now out of my hands and I'm unsure of what happens if your company is hacked or if I need all of my passwords because the internet was shut down. I say that tongue in cheek of course, but what are my options for resurrecting my passwords from 1password if I need all of them?

I apologize for all of the questions and simple concepts that most of you guys overcame years ago, but I'm on the fence in trying to decide to pull the trigger with you guys. Thanks for any help and advice you can give me.

Thank you.

archdillon

littlebobbytables

Hi @archdillon‌

Actually we don't hold any of your data at all. It's all stored locally unless you specifically set up syncing of your vault to either Dropbox or iCloud and that's your decision to make. It also means that if the entire internet collapses tomorrow you can still access your passwords from your own machines although many will probably be useless (given the majority are likely to be Login items for websites :wink:). Why most of us love 1Password is we're in control of our data - not a company. Of course this means you are also responsible for ensuring backups via something like Time Machine. Don't worry, we make backups and yes, those are encrypted too but Time Machine means backups on another disk which is important.

Now to your first question. If you sync your vault to Dropbox you can make use of something called 1PasswordAnywhere which you can access from any machine connected to the internet. Of course we would say you probably don't want to be logging into any account on a public machine full stop, let alone decrypting your vault and that you're much better doing that from a device that is yours.

If you have any follow up questions do please ask :smile:

archdillon

littlebobbytables,

Thank you so much for taking the time to resolve my concerns.

archdillon

Megan

Hi @archdillon,

I'm so glad to hear that we were able to help resolve your concerns. If there's anything else we can do, we're here for you!