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Anonymous
3 years ago

Security Concern- Secret Password not needed

I'm evaluating 1Password and have a concern/question. I understand the secret password provides extra security, in that one can't access or decrypt my data with just my username and password. However...
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1P_Dave
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3 years ago

Hello @RandalHun! 👋

Have you already added your account to one of your Apple devices in the past? If you have then encrypted copies of your Secret Key are stored in your device keychains to provide data loss protection. If you have iCloud Keychain turned on then this encrypted copy of your Secret Key is synced to all of your Apple devices and you can add your account to a new Apple device and unlock 1Password with just your account password.

You can read more here: About your Secret Key

I hope that helps! 🙂

-Dave