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Oblique
September 16, 2026
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macos keychain metadata leak

  • September 16, 2026
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so an accidental happened and a screenshot of my macOS keychain leaked which contained a 1password metadata string. I am not very tech savvy so just trying to work out how much trouble I was in. only the text metadata string leaked (not the password contained inside it)

 

its in keychain access “default keychains - login section”

 

it had the form 1passsword:dsecret-VLXL3XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 

I have tightened my processes to prevent this happening again - do I need to do anything?

 

thanks a lot

Best answer by 1P_Dave

Hello ​@Oblique! 👋

That entry is a security token for your device. It lets 1Password know that this device has already passed multifactor authentication. The text after 1Password:dsecret- is metadata identifying the associated account, not the secret itself. It cannot be used to access your account.

I hope that helps! 

-Dave

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1P_Dave
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1P_DaveAnswer
1Password Employee
September 22, 2026

Hello ​@Oblique! 👋

That entry is a security token for your device. It lets 1Password know that this device has already passed multifactor authentication. The text after 1Password:dsecret- is metadata identifying the associated account, not the secret itself. It cannot be used to access your account.

I hope that helps! 

-Dave

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