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ddadon's avatar
ddadon
New Contributor
2 months ago

Feature Request: Immediately lock 1Password after each use

Once 1Password is unlocked, passkeys can be used without additional biometric authentication. If someone accesses my unlocked laptop before the auto-lock timer triggers, and given that passkeys replace both passwords and 2FA, they would have full access to all my accounts.

I know the auto-lock timer can be set to 1 minute, but given how important passkeys is, per-use authentication would greatly enhance security. And biometric unlock makes accessing 1Password basically zero friction for the user, so it would be fine having to do it each time I want to unlock 1Password.

Would it be possible to have an auto-lock immediately after each use?

Environment:

  • 1Password for Mac 8.11.8
  • 1Password Browser Extension for Chrome 8.11.8.40
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4 Replies

  • ddadon's avatar
    ddadon
    New Contributor
    2 months ago

    Hi 1P_SimonH​ ,

    Thanks for the quick answer :)

    I updated to the Beta Channel to test that feature but it does not meet my need. 

    What I would like is to enforce biometric authentication when I use passkey. If my 1Password is unlocked then anybody with access to my computer could use my passkeys without any password or biometric challenge. (You can see that just clicking "Sign in" here does not require any authentication)

    One way to do that would be to automatically have 1Password locked after each use. Or at least have a way to enforce that just for passkeys.

    Does that make sense?

    • 1P_SimonH's avatar
      1P_SimonH
      Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
      2 months ago

      Hi ddadon​ 👋

      That does make sense, sorry to make you repeat yourself! I don't believe there's currently a way to achieve what you're looking for, but I've submitted feedback to the Product team that this is something you'd find valuable.

      ref: PB-50666636

      • ddadon's avatar
        ddadon
        New Contributor
        2 months ago

        All good! 

        Got it, thanks for your answer :)

  • 1P_SimonH's avatar
    1P_SimonH
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    2 months ago

    Hi ddadon,

    We have some new unlock options in the beta of the Mac version. Would the Strict setting below meet your needs? If so, you could switch to the beta version now and have access to it immediately or if you don't want to run beta software, it will arrive to the production version when the testing is concluded.