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October 27, 2023
Question

Are you sure you want to share this item?

  • October 27, 2023
  • 10 replies
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I get this message when sharing a specific item:
Are you sure you want to share this item? This item looks like it contains part of your 1password account details.
Sharing it with someone would let them access your account.

I do not understand this message, as this is just an item with some basic data and a file attachment.


1Password Version: 8.10.18
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: Windows 11
Browser: Not Provided

10 replies

AliH1P
1Password Employee
October 30, 2023

Hey @9elsen, thanks for reaching out. This prompt appears if you're attempting to share an item that may contain a part of your 1Password account credentials.

Does the item you're sharing contain anything that may resemble a 1Password Secret Key? This could be triggering this prompt to appear.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Ali

9elsenAuthor
October 30, 2023

The file attached is a technical file that contains several strings, like e.g. mp-608-220909-0060554-latest-0ef8.
It does contain dashes, letters and numbers - just like a Secret Key, but it is not @AliH1P

AliH1P
1Password Employee
October 30, 2023

Thanks for your reply @9elsen. It sounds like 1Password is detecting one or several of the strings to be something that could be a Secret Key and providing you with that warning.

As long as you've verified that the file and item do not actually contain any of your account credentials, you can safely share the item.

Ali

9elsenAuthor
October 31, 2023

The pattern of a Secret Key should be quite precise, so it would be nice if this warning would be a little more careful before triggering, anyhow that is some feedback for the product team @AliH1P

AliH1P
1Password Employee
October 31, 2023

Hi @9elsen, I've passed this along to the relevant team to investigate further.

We appreciate you bringing this to our attention.

Ali

December 16, 2023

Is there any update on this? I get the same message on a simple password share. 1Password for Windows 8.10.22 (81022040)

ag_mike_d
1Password Employee
December 19, 2023

Hello @rhp195,

I'm sorry, we have no further news to share at the moment.

You mentioned you are seeing the same message on a simple password when attempting to share. Could you provide some additional details about the types of fields that are appearing in this particular item? Does this item contain any data that looks similar to a Secret Key? any details you can provide would be helpful, but please be sure to not include personal or private information.

I'm looking forward to your reply.

May 23, 2024

Running into this as well whenever I try to share a credential that has a field that contains a UUID in the 8-4-4-4-12 format.

1P_Dave
1Password Employee
May 24, 2024

@hobbseltoff

I'm sorry that you've also run into the issue, it's still open in our developer's backlog and I've let them know that you're affected as well.

If you've verified that the item in question does not actually contain your account credentials, you can safely share the item.

-Dave

ref: dev/core/core#18832

May 11, 2026

Checking in... just got this message and I don't know why but it makes me nervous.

At least update the message to tell us what/where in the item 1Password is seeing the possibility of credential exposure. I want to know what 1P is seeing so I can make an informed decision.

I'm using a Note item to share multiple financial documents with someone.  If 1P would say something like, "this attachment looks like it might..." or "this field ... " at least I could narrow in on the suspect info and make an informed choice.

1P_Gem
1Password Employee
May 12, 2026

Hi @DavidDidit, I'm sorry that you've run into this as well.

I've added your report and your suggestion about making the error message more specific to the existing issue.

I completely understand how alarming this message can seem - our developers are aware of this, and it's something we're looking to improve in the future by making the text parser more precise, so it no longer flags data that only slightly resembles a Secret Key.

Issue=DV-190