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fra76
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2 years ago

Passkey unlocked using device passcode

Hi, A silly question, maybe, regarding unlocking 1Password with a passkey. I was one of the private beta users and, while I found it very convenient, there is an aspect that worries me a lot. Pr...
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fra76
New Contributor
2 years ago

Thanks for your answer Dave.

If I understand correctly:
- the passkey needed to unlock 1Password resides outside of 1Password itself, of course.
- The policy to secure that passkey is demanded to who hold it, iCloud Keychain in this case.
- Apple policy is to fall back to device passcode is biometric fails.

If I rely on Apple iCloud keychain to unlock 1Password, it is like having all my credentials stored there, security-wise, as it will be possible to access all 1Password vault content with the security policy used to protect the passkey, falling back a 6-digits code for example.

With this in mind, I will personally stay with master password for 1Password.

Thanks for your time explaining this!