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XIII
January 13, 2022
Question

[13] Can the 1Password CLI replace dotenv (on Raspberry Pi)?

  • January 13, 2022
  • 15 replies
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On my Raspberry Pi I use dotenv to store some credentials, but I don't feel comfortable storing credentials in plain text on the SD card of that machine.

Would I be able to use the 1Password CLI instead? How?

(the credentials are used by several "services" - Node.js scripts - that run automatically; preferably I only have to log in (in 1Password) once, after every boot of the Pi)


1Password Version: CLI 2.0 beta
Extension Version: n/a
OS Version: Raspberry Pi OS 5.10

15 replies

1Password Employee
February 3, 2022

Thank you @Backspaze!

Sadia_A1P
1Password Employee
June 16, 2022

Hi @XIII and @Backspaze,

I'm Sadia, a Product Manager at 1Password, and have some news that may be interesting to both of you. I am looking for some developers and administrators that would be interested in chatting with me about a new feature our team has been working on: Service Accounts. Earlier this year, we introduced the CLI 2.0, where users can use “run” and “inject” commands to substitute secret references for secrets stored in 1Password vaults. With our new Service Account capabilities, organizations can use a separate non-user account to control and manage access to secrets without deploying additional services like Connect.

We are currently building out service accounts and want to understand your pain-points and experiences with secrets management, and gather some feedback, so we could deliver the best product for our customers.

If you are interested, please feel free to reach out to me at sadia.azmal@agilebits.com or sign-up for a 30 minute slot on Calendly. I look forward to hearing from you :)

XIII
XIIIAuthor
June 17, 2022

1Password Connect is working pretty well for me.

However, I'm quite interested in Service Accounts to prevent some pain-points, but I'm currently overloaded (work & personal), so I don't have time for a call now.

June 19, 2022

@"Sadia.Azmal_1P" I appreciate the offer for a call, but at the moment I don't think I've got much more to add than what I've already laid out in https://1password.community/discussion/comment/627903/#Comment_627903. As I've https://1password.community/discussion/comment/627857/#Comment_627857 I've held off on testing Connect while waiting for the Service Accounts to arrive. I'll get back to you when/if I think I have some useful feedback.

Sadia_A1P
1Password Employee
June 30, 2022

@XIII and @Backspaze,

No worries at all, thank you for the reply! I'm looking forward to any feedback on Service Accounts once it is launched :)

Have a great day.