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Former Member
2 years ago

Safari extension seems overly intrusive

Hi. Kept getting a notification about this, so I checked into it further. This seems pretty creepy and without it, 1Password doesn't work, obviously. However, I'm wondering exactly what it means an...
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steph_giles
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2 years ago

Hey @sShiloh7,

I appreciate you erring on the side of caution when it comes to extensions accessing your browsing data.

Since 1Password for Safari is a “web extension”, it needs user permissions to be able to function within the browser. Our requirement to “allow access to all sites” achieves two things:

  • The ability to scan (read) the page HTML to determine if it’s fillable. This also tells us where/when to inject the inline menu.
  • The ability to autofill (write) to the site. While performing an autofill, it effectively changes the HTML. When you submit the autofill, it will allow you to authenticate it properly.

You can find out more about 1Password browser permissions here: About 1Password browser permissions.

I hope this helps!