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August 13, 2021
Question

Two accounts - now needs two different passwords every time you login?

  • August 13, 2021
  • 65 replies
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With the old version, I was able to have a personal account and a business account. Once I connected them, I only had to use my personal password going forward. Now it looks like I have to enter a password for each account every time I restart my computer?

Is there an option to go back to how it used to deal with accounts? Or am I missing somenting?

65 replies

May 17, 2022

@roustem I'd think allowing it to look up the account password in an unlocked vault would be a fine solution. I'd like to see that happen automatically upon unlocking. There could be a toggle in the vault password item for "automatically unlock this vault". Having to do it manually each time would still be kind of tedious (see my search problem above for why I want all vaults unlocked when I'm using the app).

May 20, 2022

Yes, I have multiple accounts with other families that I use to share items between. Typing in 4 passwords to get all the vaults unlocked is remarkably insane oversight. Can't we just use one account as our primary account to unlock our other accounts/shared accounts?

Also, how come we implement the capability to unlock the app with one password on the phone app (iOS) and not the computer (macOS)?

May 20, 2022

Please just make a setting if you like to unlock all accounts by unlocking one account, or just to unlock the one specific account. Having the same password for my corporate and private account is just not a solution. You really missed the point here.

May 20, 2022

I have decided to downgrade to 1Password 7 until this changes. I understand the reasons for the change, but please consider having the option to enable the old functionality, or to mark passwords as being for other vaults to enable quick access. As a software developer myself I realize that sometimes my favorite features, even those that are "correct", may not be the ones my users want and I have to be able to adjust to the wanted functionality not just what I want to do.

May 21, 2022

+1 for adding the option to retrieve the password for a locked account from a vault that is already unlocked.
This could replicate the familiar behavior from 1Password 7, while providing greater transparency about how the account is unlocked and giving users the choice about whether they want this behavior or not.

Touch ID is a nice workaround, but I also use Mac minis or MacBooks with the lid closed where Touch ID is not available.

I also use a different Apple ID for my work computers, so my Apple Watch on my personal Apple ID is not an option for unlocking all accounts on those computers, unfortunately.

May 25, 2022

I will also be sticking with 1P 7 for the moment.

I currently use very long and complicated master passwords for both of my 1P accounts but also have a standalone vault with nothing important in it which has a shorter and quicker to type master password. This is currently my primary vault under 1P 7.

I do understand the security rationale that has been put forward as to why reusing a master password across multiple accounts is OK. It does increase the need to ensure that the secret keys are not disclosed. If I ever do move to 1P 8 and a shared master password I would first have to change my procedures for keeping copies of these keys so they are not all stored together.

June 7, 2022

+1 for adding the option to retrieve the password for a locked account from a vault that is already unlocked.

1P_PeterG
Community Manager
June 8, 2022

Hi folks! Thanks to everyone who has asked for this feature. I have submitted votes on behalf everyone who so requested. We appreciate your feedback on this and will continue to work to exceed your expectations. 😃

ref: IDEA-I-866

June 10, 2022

Idea that hasn't been discussed: Use a hardware key (like Yubikey) to unlock all the account vaults.
Example: Insert Yubikey, type master password for an account, other accounts set up with that hardware key unlock as well.

The simpler approach is choose which account(s) get unlocked by choosing login item for that account/vault which would a broader user base

1P_PeterG
Community Manager
June 10, 2022

Thank you for this, @valor! I have submitted the idea to our development team, with thanks to you.

ref: IDEA-I-853