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1Password Anywhere while sync'd on iOS + OS X

AcexSpade
AcexSpade
Community Member
in Mac

Hi, I don't have a particular problem with the software, however I would like to know if some of you found a way to use efficiently 1Password while on trips - let me explain that.

I use 1Password on iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan, these are synced with iCloud and it works extremely well, this is more than convenient. However, even though 99% of my passwords are random and very strong, there are some that aren't that strong because I do not rely on 1Password to have them. For instance, if I have to log on a foreign computer to do a presentation, and that I want to access a website where my presentation is stored, I have to know the password - even if I have my iPhone in the pocket, manually typing things such as JpQ2;=@RIUx7E&e9cn7g can be tedious, and I don't want to rely on my iPhone being charged.

Therefore, I am looking for a solution to have my passwords everywhere. I have seen the solution proposed by 1Password Anywhere but I don't want to de-sync my devices to use the Dropbox feature.

Thanks for reading, any solution would be welcome !

Julien

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Sync Type: iCloud

Comments

  • Drew_AG
    Drew_AG
    1Password Alumni

    Hi @AcexSpade,

    Thanks for contacting us about this! 1PasswordAnywhere is a handy feature and would be very useful in the situation you described. However, 1PasswordAnywhere only works if you have a .agilekeychain file, which is only created when using Dropbox sync or Folder sync. 1Password doesn’t use the Agile Keychain format when syncing with iCloud.

    You can find some more information about that here: Can I access 1Password while away from home/traveling?

    A possible workaround for you might be to temporarily switch to Folder sync in order to create a .agilekeychain file that you can keep on a USB drive. Once that keychain is created, you can switch 1Password back to iCloud sync. The .agilekeychain file won't continue to sync changes you make in 1Password, but you can create another new .agilekeychain file in the future if necessary. If you keep that keychain on a USB drive in order to use 1PasswordAnywhere from another computer, please make sure you take a look at the information in this knowledgebase article: Local file restrictions in 1PasswordAnywhere

    Hopefully this helps, but please let us know if you have more questions about that. Thanks!

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