Is it ever unsafe to unlock 1Password?

Hi @Tcl, thanks for this important question! We appreciate your security-mindedness; these are important considerations.

I'd like to get you a more in-depth answer to this than I can give, so I'll be reaching out to some of our specialists here for more information we can share. In the meantime, I can provide some of the basics:

1. 1Password's security is quite good. We take many measures to protect your information, both on your device and off, and generally go the extra mile to make an attacker's job very, very difficult.

In case you're interested, we provide a summary of the 1Password security model here, which provides information that may be relevant to your question, including clipboard management, code signature validation, and secure input fields.

1. However, there's no such thing as absolute security, and it's especially difficult to defend against an attacker who has managed to compromise your device, is running as an administrator, or who has physical access to your device. This is partly why we recommend that folks maintain good security standards generally - for example, keeping the OS updated, firewall operating, only installing necessary apps from trusted sources, and so on.

Regarding this specific attack scenario, I'll run your question by some team members who are more knowledgeable on those specifics and will hope to have more for you soon. Thanks for the question - I hope this helps!