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Former Member
5 years ago

Watchtower flags a password as "Weak" but it says that it's "Very Good" next to it.

The password is 8 random characters (uppercase, a number and a punctuation). This is the same issue for several such accounts/passwords.


1Password Version: 8.2.0-44.BETA
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: Mac 11.5

4 Replies

  • 1P_Ben's avatar
    1P_Ben
    Icon for 1Password Team rank1Password Team

    Hi folks,

    Thank you for reporting this. We have an issue filed regarding the incongruence. This is a result of the 'password strength' (ps value) metadata, which is saved as part of the item, is outdated. The metadata is used by the password strength indicator, but not by Watchtower. Watchtower looks at the actual contents of the password instead. As a result this means that currently Watchtower is going to be a more reliable and accurate source. If it has flagged a password as weak we would encourage you to change it to a new one generated by 1Password regardless of what the strength indicator says.

    Hopefully we can get this fixed up soon.

    Ben

    ref: dev/core/core#8784

  • Former Member's avatar
    Former Member

    I just checked and I have several exactly like that as well as several that show "good" despite being flagged as weak:

  • 1P_Blake's avatar
    1P_Blake
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager

    Apologies for the late response @Proggie!

    Could you provide a screenshot of the discrepancy you're seeing there? Please make sure to redact any personal info if so.