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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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- 1P_Tommy
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Hey MerryBit
Assuming you have an individual account they are in beta testing. Other account types should be on the horizon.
https://1password.community/discussion/145444/recovery-codes-for-individuals-beta
Recovery codes? How do they work and where can I try them out?
- 1P_Tommy
Yes, it has been requested as you mention. However, 1Password 8 which makes many more things possible did not exist then. The revamp of 1Password.com is underway and recovery codes are in beta. I hope this is something we can bring to light. Many more things are possible now that were not possible back then. I'm not saying it could happen over night but there is a possibility.
This feature has been requested literally for over a decade, so I would not hold my breath. š
Here is the oldest thread I could find asking for such a feature, it is from 2011:
https://1password.community/discussion/2278/feature-request-emergency-password-for-family-in-case-of-death
Please add me to the list of people who are interested in a functionality similar to Bitwarden. The solution should not include storing something in a safe, as people might not live close to another
- 1P_Tommy
I'm glad you've found some ideas in this topic. I've shared your comments internally.
Good point. I actually added my mother to my family account and made sure that she shares all her items in a shared vault. Likewise, I have added both my children to my account and created an item with access details for my account. All manual options so having something automated build in would be great. I do realize that it would need a lot of careful consideration from a security standpoint.
I have just moved from Bitwarden to 1Password. I find that 1Password is just a little more "polished". The emergency access in Bitwarden, previously mentioned by nNfEfRtqUHrmDWYdocjh is something that did give me some peace of mind. I don't need to rehash the points already made on this string - suffice it to say, printing the Emergency Kit for someone to find after my death poses too many obstacles.
At $10 per year, I can hang on to Bitwarden for this functionality, and then just have my 1Password credentials within Bitwarden.
