Sharing Photo's

shahab121

Hi
I have figured out how to save a picture onto 1PW.
But
Say for example I'm saving a photo of my passport (instead of saving it under a cloud storage as i currently am), but i then need to email for verification purposes to a third party for a current application, how is that done?

If the recipient doesn't use 1PW, is it possible or not?

I only ask this as i want to store all my Photo ID and Utility bills off cloud storage and onto 1PW. But i always need to provide these details for applications and other things etc etc etc.

What would you recommend with or without 1PW?

Thanks

Shahab

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Stephen_C

You haven't said what version of 1P you are using but for the purposes of this reply I've assumed it's either 1P4 or 1P5.

i then need to email for verification purposes to a third party for a current application, how is that done?

You can drag the attachment from 1P to the Desktop and then use that as an attachment in your email.

Personally, though, I'd be rather wary of emailing an image of my passport to anyone. Email is not a secure medium (unless you and the recipient use something like Pretty Good Privacy, of course). I haven't yet had to email a passport scan to anyone (although I accept some may have a need for that).

Stephen

Drew_AG

Hi @shahab121,

Stephen's answer (and advice) is spot-on, I hope that was helpful for you! If you have more questions, please let us know. Thanks!

shahab121

Hi

Thanks for that reply.
Unfortunately i regularly am asked for my passport as ID & will follow your advice ( and delete it after complete from desktop and trash only using my own personal macbook).

May i ask another question.

I am slowly becoming addicted to 1PW!
I am removing all my personal data on Drive onto 1PW.
Will 1PW eventually provide document storage?
EG, i store all my financial data on Drive, with previous tax returns etc etc & 1PW would be a better storage facility.

On another note,

My IOS is very secure as you need a pin to unlock the phone, then another pin to unlock 1PW & after a couple of minutes of running idle. 1PW logs me out automatically.

On the other hand my macbook isn't that secure!
I don't have a pin code to unlock after sleep (only restart) and the Safari extension is always open and available.
How can i replicate the security on my macbook that i have on my iPhone?

thanks

\shahab

hawkmoth

Will 1PW eventually provide document storage?

I can't speak for AgileBits, as I don't work for them, but I doubt that they will do this. They have another product for Mac, Knox, that is already in release that does what you what you want.

How can i replicate the security on my macbook that i have on my iPhone?

You are aware that you can set a password to access your Mac, aren't you? And you can control how often you need to enter your 1Password master password in the 1Password settings. Those two option seem to me to give you the ability to secure your Mac as well as you do your iOS devices. In addition, you can encrypt your hard disk on a Mac as well.

Drew_AG

Hi @shahab121,

As Hawkmoth mentioned, Knox is an app that is specifically intended for secure/encrypted file storage on your Mac. 1Password, on the other hand, is a password manager, so it's designed to help you securely store personal/private information about your website logins/passwords, bank accounts, credit cards, software licenses, and so on. Although you can add attachments to those items in 1Password, it's neither meant nor designed be a file storage solution. Attachments can take up a lot of storage space, and your 1Password data is stored locally on each device. That's not usually a problem for a desktop computer, but mobile devices (like iOS or Android) don't usually have that much space and can run out quickly.

If you have large collections of files that you want to securely store or sync between devices, there are other apps & services developed for exactly that purpose. For example, the Photos app for Mac and iOS can keep track of lots and lots of photos and sync them all via iCloud, which is encrypted. Other cloud sync services are also useful for this sort of thing.

As for security on your Mac, in general I would strongly recommend using Apple's built-in FileVault feature, which will encrypt your drive and require a password. As for when you are required to enter your master password to unlock 1Password, you can customize auto-lock settings in the 1Password preferences. You can find more information here: Security Preferences

Hopefully this helps, but please let us know if you need anything else. Thanks!