Is it safe to stay logged into ipassword (by changing to 8 hours) or is this a security issue?

Hi there @wlowe

The answer to your question about whether a longer auto-lock time is secure or not is "it depends", because your circumstances might be very different from others.

For example, someone whose computer stays at home all day might make a decision about their own security and set the auto-lock timer to something longer than someone who's carrying their laptop with them all day, working in public places, and so on. It all comes down to your own judgement about how "at risk" you are.

You asked: "Or does that put us at more risk?"

By definition, yes, slightly, but the question is more about where you make the balance between convenience and security. No one else can really advise you on what "best practice" looks like in your case.

The most secure option is to set the auto-lock timer to 1 minute. The most convenient is Never. The "best" will be somewhere between the two.

You can always adjust this setting later if you want – it's not a one-time decision – to strike the right balance.

I did want to just check something from what you said:

We hate typing the long password all day long

(emphasis mine)

Apologies if I misread this, but it sounds like y'all (in the plural sense) are using the same account password. If you're using 1Password Families, for example, you should all be using separate Users on that account (with different account passwords), so please let me know if that's the case and I'll be happy to help you straighten things out.

Please let me know if you have any questions, or would like any further help. :)

— Grey