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riogrande
New Contributor
3 days ago

Passwords older than some timespan

Is there a way to find passwords older than a certain number of days/months?

Seems like that should be a Watchtower feature.

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  • riogrande's avatar
    riogrande
    New Contributor
    2 days ago

    The standard advice is to change passwords 'regularly'.

    If I decide I want to change mine yearly, wouldn't it be handy to be able to identify 'old' passwords?

     

    • 1P_Dave's avatar
      1P_Dave
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      2 days ago

      riogrande​ 

      Thank you for the reply. 1Password doesn't include a reminder to change your passwords when an arbitrary amount of time has passed because we don't recommend that practice. Instead we recommend that you change your passwords if one of the following conditions is met:

      1. The password for a website/account is not a secure and unique password generated by 1Password.
      2. 1Password's Watchtower sends you a warning that your password for a website/account has been reused or was found in a data breach.


      You can read more about how Watchtower helps you keep your       passwords safe here: Use Watchtower to find passwords you need to change 

      Regular password changes for no other reason but because an amount of time has passed is no longer recommended as a security practice by many cybersecurity experts and organizations such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

      -Dave

  • 1P_Dave's avatar
    1P_Dave
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    3 days ago

    Hello riogrande​! 👋

    Welcome to the community! 1Password doesn't include a tool to find passwords older than a certain date however you can sort your items by Date Modified to get a general sense of the last time that an item was updated. 

    Can you tell me a little more about why you'd like to find passwords older than a certain date? 

    -Dave