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Fedup
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5 years ago

Not locking 1Password8 on browser close

I am using 1Password8 8.4.0 on Windows10 21H1 using 1Password extension for Chrome 2.1.3. I have these settings in the app Since this is a desltop computer I do not want 1Password to autol...
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1P_PeterG
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5 years ago

Hi Fedup, I think I know what's going on here.

Newer versions of 1Password have a "shared lock state" between the desktop app (1Password for Windows, in your case) and the browser extension.

Given that your security settings currently tell 1Password not to lock when the computer locks, and not to lock after system idle time, it sounds like what happened is something like this:

  1. Turn on computer, do not open 1Password for Windows
  2. Open browser and unlock 1Password for your browser there
  3. Shared lock state maintains continuity in lock settings between apps, so that setting is functionally "do not lock 1PW"
  4. Exit browser
  5. Re-open browser - same setting still applies.

Does that make sense?

If you would like it to lock in this scenario, I do think adjusting the "lock when computer locks" setting would be a good idea. Let me know what you think! 😀