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NomadUK
3 years agoOccasional Contributor
Re-integrate the timing of locking of vaults
Having just switched over to 1P8 from 1P7, and subscribing to two separate vaults (one for personal use, one for work), I just now discovered that the work vault locks itself on a different schedule ...
1P_Dave
Moderator
3 years agoCorrect, 1Password 8 features a new and more secure unlocking process than older versions of the app. The new process only unlocks the account associated with a particular account password. This change was made so that your account is only ever unlocked using the account password that you've chosen for that account.
This was a popular change requested by organizations in particular. Organizations, such as employers, regularly impose requirements on their employees' account passwords to make sure that they meet a minimum level of complexity and strength and this ensures that a given account can only ever be unlocked using that strong password.
Using the same account password for both of your accounts will enable you to unlock them at the same time. Alternatively, you can unlock all accounts at the same time by using Touch ID or Apple Watch unlock:
-Dave