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cbw22
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2 years ago

How to stop password from being hidden in the editing environment

I can't express how much I hate the fact that someone at 1password thought it was a good idea to HIDE the password when you are in the editing environment. It's exposed and legible for all to see ...
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1P_Dave
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2 years ago

Hello cbw22! 👋

Thank you for reaching out! 1Password 8 hides the password by default in order to help protect against _shoulder surfing attacks _where someone could see your password by looking at your screen. That being said, you can choose to always show passwords by following these steps:

  1. Open and unlock 1Password for Mac.
  2. Click on 1Password next to the  in the menu bar.
  3. Click Settings.
  4. Click Security.
  5. Check "Always show passwords and full credit card numbers".

However, there's currently a bug where this setting won't apply to the edit view. It's in our developer's backlog to address in the future and I'm sorry for the inconvenience. For now, if you click on the password field while in the edit view then the password will be revealed.

I'm using version 8.10.24 and don't recall this being the case in previous iterations of the program.

Version 8.10.24 is an older version of the app and I recommend that you update to the latest version (8.10.30): How to keep 1Password up to date

Let me know if you have any questions.

-Dave

ref: dev/core/core#12863