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Vulnerable Passwords Toggle

55208wcgk
55208wcgk
Community Member
in 1Password 7 for Windows

I enabled "Watchtower\Vulnerable Passwords" to check same. I'm not seeing a way to now toggle off this action. Is that possible? If not, what does this mean? Are my passwords being checked continuously & not just when I choose to have that happen? Thanks

1Password Version: 7.2.581
Extension Version: 4.7.3.90
OS Version: Windows 10.0.17134 Build 17134
Sync Type: Families

Comments

  • MikeT
    MikeT

    Hi @55208wcgk,

    Thanks for writing in.

    You can turn it off or on anytime you want via 1Password menu > Settings > Watchtower.

    You can learn more about how 1Password is protecting your privacy here: https://support.1password.com/watchtower/

    We do not transmit your data anywhere, what we do is create a hash of your password locally, grab the first 5 character and then call the service to return a list of the same 5 first characters and then we check that list locally to see if your password matches. If yes, we then mark it as vulnerable in your 1Password database.

  • 55208wcgk
    55208wcgk
    Community Member

    Got it. Thanks, Mike. Appreciate the clarification. Really happy with the app!

  • MikeT
    MikeT

    I'm glad to hear that and you're welcome!

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