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Safari extension issues upon restarting device
When the Safari extension is unlocked, it does not lock itself upon restarting the device. Additionally, if it is locked (and the device is restarted), it allows biometrics to be used to unlock it ev...
Hey 1P_Dave, hope your holidays went well as well, and thanks for the info!
If you have this set to 1 Day then you'll be asked to reauthorize 1Password for Safari using either Face ID or your account password after a day of inactivity and restarting your iPhone won't immediately trigger a need to reauthorize.
This seems... counterintuitive, to be honest. It seems like it just undermines the deliberate security decisions relating to biometrics for the iOS app, since a malicious party can completely skip the app and go straight for the Safari extension with biometrics. Why was this chioce made?
Regarding Face ID: if you restart your iPhone and the Require Master Password setting is set to 2 weeks then Face ID will remain available even after a restart unless Face ID has been expired for some other reason.
Unless two weeks have passed since the master password has been entered, correct?
Thanks!
