Changes in 1Password 8

Thanks, 1P_Ben.

Do you mean that there's to be no longer a desktop app - and that all password management is web-based?

That is a deal-breaker for me, if I'm understanding you correctly :-(

Mark_Sealey

The difference is that 1Password 8 will require the use of 1Password.com/.ca/.eu. There isn't a "standalone" option. That is a separte consideration from being able to work offline, which 1Password 8 does great. :+1:

Ben

Thanks for the re-assurance, Dave.

I have always thought that 1P 7 stores and caches as you say.

Why is there such negative comment on the absence of local saved data for 8 if it's the same as for 7; you you know, please?

Hello Mark_Sealey ! 👋

If you have a 1Password account then 1Password 8 will cache your data locally just as 1Password 7 does. Even if your internet connection goes offline you'll still have access to your 1Password items since they're encrypted and cached locally on your Mac.

There's no change to how this works if you're already used to using a 1Password account with 1Password 7.

The next time that your Mac connects to the internet 1Password 8 will send any changes that you've made to your 1Password account in order to make sure that you see the same items on all of your devices.

Let me know if you have any questions. :)

I don't think that's for me. I change my data all the time in 1P. If I were without it and it were stored remotely, I'd be very nervous. Not to mention its vulnerability.

What is the consensus on a good alternative, please?

:-(

Mark_Sealey Your data will be cache locally still, after the initial sync. You just can’t have local vaults any longer.

Thanks, @cyberskier.

It is?

I guess I could live with Electron. After all Obsidian seems to do OK.

But what happens if Internet connectivity is interrupted/lost/compromised?

I've always - always - found AgileBits to be responsive, forward-thinking and capable of great things.

Am I missing something?

As Han Solo said —

Crazy thing is, it’s true. The lack of support of local data, the Electron part — all of it. It’s all true.

(Well, the Electron part is partially true. I believe it handles the UI, while Rust is doing the heavy lifting)