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finwe
Super Contributor
3 years ago

Unable to unlock account without selecting it

When using 1Password 8 along with version 7, I notice some discomfort when using. I suppose it is for security purposes, but in 8, only the main account is unlocked upon entering the main password, I...
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ag_mike_d
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3 years ago

Hi finwe,

Thanks for your message. This was revised in 1Password 8 for Windows to improve security. Currently, only accounts that share an identical account password can be unlocked simultaneously. Here's a link to our guide that discusses the use of multiple accounts and about using the same 1Password account password for all your 1Password accounts

While password reuse is a bad practice, 1Password accounts work with the combination of the account password and the unique Secret Key for your accounts. I've left a link here to a thread detailing this explanation. I hope this helps.

I've included your thoughts in a feature request we have open with the product team. We appreciate the feedback!

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