Password changed - do old backups pose a security threat?
Hello,
If I change my master password, will the 1Password automatic backups still contain my old password? I.e. if someone was to learn my old password, and then restore a backup, can they gain access?
This obviously poses a potential security threat, and is the best plan of action deleting all my old backups?
Please let me know!
Thank you,
-Mike
1Password Version: 4.6.0.604
Extension Version: 4.5.8
OS Version: Windows 7 Professional
Sync Type: Google Drive
Comments
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Hi @MikePouch,
Yes, you would need to clear the old backups if you believe your password may have been compromised.
Changing the password for the sake of changing it will not help much, we recommend that you choose a strong unique password from the beginning and not change it again. Do not reuse the same password anywhere else.
If you need to do a complete changeover, you have to export and reimport into a new vault file to change the encryption key as well before deleting all files prior to this new vault.
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