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riogrande
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2 months ago
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Passwords older than some timespan

Is there a way to find passwords older than a certain number of days/months? Seems like that should be a Watchtower feature.
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  • 1P_Dave's avatar
    1P_Dave
    2 months ago

    riogrande​ 

    Thank you for the reply. 1Password doesn't include a reminder to change your passwords when an arbitrary amount of time has passed because we don't recommend that practice. Instead we recommend that you change your passwords if one of the following conditions is met:

    1. The password for a website/account is not a secure and unique password generated by 1Password.
    2. 1Password's Watchtower sends you a warning that your password for a website/account has been reused or was found in a data breach.


    You can read more about how Watchtower helps you keep your     passwords safe here: Use Watchtower to find passwords you need to change 

    Regular password changes for no other reason but because an amount of time has passed is no longer recommended as a security practice by many cybersecurity experts and organizations such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

    -Dave

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1P_Dave
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2 months ago

Hello riogrande​! 👋

Welcome to the community! 1Password doesn't include a tool to find passwords older than a certain date however you can sort your items by Date Modified to get a general sense of the last time that an item was updated. 

Can you tell me a little more about why you'd like to find passwords older than a certain date? 

-Dave

  • rickapel's avatar
    rickapel
    Occasional Contributor
    14 days ago

    Hello 1P_Dave​ ,

    I am guessing that you answered this question in the context of just using the product GUI to find the older passwords. I know that 1password has a command line tool. I've been meaning to check it out to see if it functions on non-business account but haven't had the chance. I want to reframe this question in the context of using the command line tool. 

    Is it possible using the command line tool to dump 'Login Names' and the password history (which would denote the date of the last password change for a particular login) to a text file to use as a checklist for finding older passwords.

    Note that I am a retired IT professional with history in using Security products so I would like a candid answer and do not need extended info on what to do with the file after it is created.

    Thanks in advance.