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1Password Access after Death, Legacy Contacts
I am not planning to die anytime soon, but sometimes things happen.
Beyond securing my 1Password details in an Escrow account, or with a lawyer, or in a bank lockbox, does 1Password offer any means of allowing one or more designated member of the 1Password Families account to access the 1Password account in case of the primary owner's passing?
Apple now offers the ability to add one or more https://support.apple.com/en-us/102631 so that in case of your untimely demise, an Access Key and a Death Certificate allows Apple to grant the holder of both of these to get a new Apple ID that has access to your Apple ID Account.
It may be something 1Password wants to consider, though I realize that reviewing Death Certificates may not be on the high list of priorities for the team!
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Emergency access is a huge glaring need. Please add this feature. I switched to 1Password from LogMeOnce for good reasons LMO was glitchy and has a clunky user interface. 1Password is so much better, EXCEPT I'm seriously missing the Emergency Access feature. Obviously a lot of users and potential users agree. Please get this done.
- 1P_Tommy
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Gotcha. I'll get that portion before the team. Thanks for clarification.
1P_Tommy Unfortunately, it doesn’t. The crux is this sentence: “ Once created, make sure to store the code in a safe and accessible place outside of this account”
Where should I store it? I don’t have a safe deposit box, and I tend to use 1Password to store my confidential stuff. A mechanism to release it to the right people after I’m gone is the part that’s missing for me.
- 1P_Tommy
Does my posting above yours on account recovery help? Here's the link again.
https://1password.community/discussion/145445/recovery-codes-for-individuals-beta#latest
Add me to the list of people who’d like this.
My preferred solution would be to provide an email address that I can share with my heirs, along with instructions on what to do once I’m dead: send an email to the address with a predefined code in it.
When this happens, it should notify me that an heir is asking for access to my account, and give me a configurable time period in which to object, maybe 48 hours. If I don’t do that, they get access to data that allows them to access my 1password account.
- 1P_Tommy
Did you see one of our latest beta announcements? Does it help you? https://1password.community/discussion/145445/recovery-codes-for-individuals-beta#latest
Add me to the list. I have the stand-alone paid app, not a membership. I was hoping a membership would include a legacy feature. If 1Password competitors can do it...
Just want to add my 2cents. I think this is a crucial feature. Currently I stored my emergency kit with a service that encrypts it when I don't respond two an email in X days. But I'd rather have my password manager handle this than relying on another tool (which might not be around anymore when it's needed).
- 1P_Tommy
Yep, the local lock smith is a friend of the family. :)
