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Former Member
3 years agofeature request
1password is great. use it on my iphone. would be nice to have a way to add extra layer of security (seconday pin maybe) so when i access HBO, Netflix, .... that works with face id, but when i a...
1P_Dave
Moderator
3 years agoHello @1passquest! 👋
Thank you for the suggestion! At the moment 1Password doesn't include an option to require a PIN in order to open certain items or reveal certain passwords. It's certainly an interesting idea and I'm happy to pass it along to the team. Can you tell me a little more about the particular threat model that you're trying to protect against?
When you unlock 1Password (using your account password or biometric unlock) your data is decrypted so a determined and well-equipped attacker with access to your Mac would be able to access your information since your vault data is already unlocked and decrypted. To require a PIN after your data is already unlocked would potentially, in this case, be an example of "security theatre" where a feature claims to offer more security on a surface level but in reality doesn't actually offer more protection.
What I personally do on my device is set the auto-lock time to a short duration so that 1Password locks after a short period of inactivity. I also have biometric unlock enabled so that I can quickly unlock 1Password without having to enter my account password. You can find guides on how to configure both auto-lock and biometric unlock here:
-Dave