Why has 1Password stopped being updated in the Mac App Store?

Hello @pavelsh! 👋

I'm sorry for the delay in responding. As you mentioned, 1Password 8 for Mac isn't currently available in the Mac App Store. Instead, you can download the app directly through our website:

• https://1password.com/downloads

Downloading 1Password from our website allows you to install it directly from the source in a safe and secure way. Security is our primary priority here at 1Password. The 1Password 8 installer is digitally signed and the macOS Gatekeeper security feature will only allow you to install 1Password 8 once it verifies that the app's digital signature is genuine and intact.

We also undertake multiple independent security audits, which you can read about here: https://support.1password.com/security-assessments/

I hope that helps. 🙂

-Dave

Hi Dave,

My MacOS is saying that 1Password is being downloaded from the Web and it recommends me to don't run it. Can you provide documentation or link on the Gatekeeper security feature.

I'm not a security expert, but I heard about the supply chain attacks. I'd feel more safe to have 1Password being installed through AppStore.

Thanks

@pavelsh

Thanks for the reply. You can find information about the macOS Gatekeeper feature here: Gatekeeper and runtime protection in macOS - Apple Support (CA)

My MacOS is saying that 1Password is being downloaded from the Web and it recommends me to don't run it

To help me better understand the situation I'd like to ask you to take a screenshot of what you're seeing and attach it to your reply:

• Take a screenshot on your Mac

-Dave

See attached screenshot

@pavelsh

Thank you for the screenshot. I don't see a recommendation there to not run the installer. That's just the normal message that macOS will show telling you that the app has been scanned and found to not contain any malicious software. This is part of the Gatekeeper security feature that I mentioned earlier. From the article that I shared:

Gatekeeper also requests user approval before opening downloaded software for the first time to make sure the user hasn’t been tricked into running executable code they believed to simply be a data file.

As long as the installer has been downloaded from 1Password.com it is safe to use to install 1Password 8.

-Dave

Got it! Thank you, Dave!

@pavelsh – You're very welcome! :)