1Password Access after Death, Legacy Contacts

An outside solution like this one can help . You assign a Legacy Manager, store your 1password emergency kit or backup passwords in a distributed cold storage network, and then when you pass away, this is all securely transferred to your executor or trustee. 

To the 1Password staff: This is extremely important. I was just about to get 1Password for my family. But then I realized it does not have this critically important feature — legacy emergency contact access. 

So, I decided to wait until you add it. For me, the main reason to use 1Password, instead of my current private solution, is legacy access. That is NOT the same thing as putting everything in a shared vault that my family can access now.

Please fix this ASAP. When you do, please notify the community. Then I will buy and start using 1Password.

I also need this feature. I switched from Lastpass and didn’t even checked id it existed, it just was so obvious for me.

Please please implement this.

Like many others have posted, I moved from LastPass and this is the only feature that 1Password is lacking. So, add me to the chorus of users requesting this. Thanks.

Just a placeholder to make sure I don't get dropped in the transition to the new support environment.

I’ve been actually working on this whole project when I stumbled over this discussion. Everything I’ve been trying to do would be cured with a proper and secure legacy access person assigned. I sure hope someone gets this project evolving as soon as possible.!

George1pw

I've merged your discussion with the previous subject matter.

Hello,

Different companies take different approaches but I hope 1Password will develop a solution for access sharing that covers three cases:

1. Death
2. Accident that prohibits a victim to share a password
3. Memory loss (eg. Alzheimer disease)

I would prefer is simple solution that requires no intervention form 1Password: it can be as easy as a mail that's send to several addresses with instructions and a link to one or more secured passwords when I have not used the 1PW client for a couple of weeks.

For what's it worth: we now use the Password Recovery Code functionality from 1Password. We don't want a burglar to have full access to all passwords because he stole one paper document so our sisters and brothers have part of the recovery key and part of a LUKS encryption key in a closed envelope and a LUKS encrypted SD card with an export of the password manager, an export of all 2FA codes, recovery codes, recovery files etc. etc.

Thanks.

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Agree with all re: the need for this seemingly obvious feature. I was a LastPass user for years. Spent weeks researching a replacement. Purchased NordPass and got surprised by problems triggering on several sights. Swallowed the 2 year NordPass subscription, deleted it, and purchased 1Password. Never even thought to check on the Emergency Access aspect. Assumed all the major players had it. Shame on me. What a major disappointment!

+1 requesting the 1Password team raise the priority to implement this feature. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to post thoughtful comments. You've taught me a great deal.