Business product updates: May 2026
To quote Benjamin Franklin: “If you would keep your secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend." Okay, but how about sharing a secret with an AI agent?
AI tools and agents are changing the codebase, reinventing existing developer workflows and empowering a whole new class of AI builder. This is incredible news for innovation and productivity, but it’s created a serious dilemma: how can IT and security teams make sure that their users and agents have access to the credentials they need, without adding too much friction to their workflows?
That’s why this month’s newsletter is all about sharing the secret to managing secrets. Read on for some very exciting announcements from 1Password around developer and AI security.
Enjoy!
1Password is now the trusted access layer for OpenAI Codex
Coding agents like Codex are now writing and shipping production code, but the credentials they depend on are often stored insecurely in scripts, repos, and .env files, creating visibility and governance gaps for security teams. The 1Password Environments MCP Server for Codex issues credentials to the agent just-in-time, scoped to each task, so access is controlled, auditable, and never exposed to the model.
The integration also helps teams detect hardcoded secrets in existing code, move them into 1Password, and replace them with secure vaulted references, giving admins stronger control without slowing down developer workflows.
See how your team can reduce secret sprawl, streamline developer workflows, and bring more control to Codex-powered development.
The unmanaged stack: Governing SaaS apps and AI tools outside SSO
Webinar Date: May 21, 2026 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET
SSO only covers a fraction of your access surface. Shared logins, shadow SaaS, and AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor are going ungoverned, untracked, and invisible to IT.
With 1Password EPM and SaaS Manager, you can bring that unmanaged layer under control. See every app, credential, and OAuth connection your identity stack is missing and understand which of these pose the greatest risk.
Join us live tomorrow to see it in action.
How OpenAI is securing AI agents in production
When agents access sensitive systems, authentication alone isn’t enough to control what they do next.
In episode 1 of Zero-Shot Learning, OpenAI’s Agent Security Lead, Fotis Chantzis, joins 1Password CTO Nancy Wang and Google engineering leader Dev Tagare to break down what changes when agents act across your stack, and what it takes to control them in production.
Zero-Shot Learning is a podcast for AI builders, where the engineers behind today’s leading AI systems share how they’re designed, shipped, and secured.
Oracle Red Bull Racing cut wind tunnel recovery time by 97% with 1Password
Oracle Red Bull Racing operates under a $215 million cost cap and FIA Aerodynamic Testing Restrictions, making every minute of wind tunnel testing precious. Every recovered minute translates directly into aerodynamic development and contributes to helping their cars go faster. But scattered secrets embedded in code and configuration files slowed delivery and limited automation.
By creating a single, trusted control plane for credentials across Kubernetes and simulation workflows, Oracle Red Bull Racing kept secrets in sync with 1Password developer tools. A redeploy process that once took an expert 60 minutes, now happens with the press of a single button. That’s more than an improvement, it’s an operational breakthrough.
"Now the people closest to the problem can act immediately, with guardrails, so we're not trading speed for risky shortcuts."
Nimesh Kotecha, Group Head of End User Services, Oracle Red Bull Racing
Product updates
Import, autofill, organize: What's new in 1Password this quarter
A password manager should make everyday tasks feel simple. Whether that's:
- Autofilling a password
- Finding the right information
- Saving a new password
- Importing and securing your data
We’ve made a set of updates across 1Password to improve all of these tasks, and more.
Empowering AI builders: 1Password developer tools available to all users
AI is making it easier for more people to build apps, automate work, and connect systems. That also means more secrets are being created outside traditional developer workflows. To address this, 1Password is making its developer tools available to all 1Password users, making the secure path easier to find and easier to use.
Join us on June 9th for a live demo: Discover built-in developer security in 1Password EPM.
Meet the Device Trust MCP Server
You can now query across all of your Device Trust data using natural language, directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or your AI tool of choice. Ask which devices have disk encryption off, who's failing compliance checks, or which endpoints are vulnerable to a specific CVE, and get answers instantly.
The 1Password Device Trust MCP Server is open-source and available now for Device Trust Connect customers.
Help others discover 1Password. Share your experience with 1Password Enterprise Password Manager on G2—anonymously if you’d like—and guide organizations in choosing the right security solution.
Webinars
Meet with the experts
Have questions about using 1Password at your small business? Join our live Office Hours, hosted by our Customer Success team. These casual, interactive sessions are a great way for admins and end users alike to learn best practices, ask questions in real-time, and see how other teams are using 1Password to boost security.
Register for an upcoming session
The unmanaged stack: Governing SaaS apps and AI tools outside SS
Webinar Date: May 21, 2026 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET
Your SSO only covers a fraction of your actual access surface. AI tools, shared logins, and OAuth connections are piling up outside it, invisible and ungoverned.
Learn how to gain full visibility into the apps and credentials living outside SSO, and what governance looks like when AI tools are the new shadow IT.
What’s new? 1Password security spotlight & product review
Webinar date: June 9, 2026 at 9 am PT / 12 pm ET
See what's new at 1Password. Join our Q2 quarterly webinar for the latest product updates, a security spotlight, and a fireside chat with 1Password's own IT team on how they're using SaaS Manager to eliminate blind spots, cut unnecessary SaaS spend, and automate IT workflows.
Missed the last What’s new session? Catch up any time by watching it on demand.
Discover built-in developer security in 1Password EPM
Webinar date: June 10, 2026 at 9 am PT / 12 pm ET
API keys, SSH keys, and tokens stored outside the vault are a growing security blind spot. The solution is already built into 1Password.
Join us on June 10 to see how to extend your existing EPM deployment to secure developer credentials without adding new tools or disrupting workflows.
Credential sprawl: The risk your IAM stack can’t see
SSO and PAM can't govern what they can't see. Tokens, API keys, service accounts, and AI agent secrets are multiplying outside your identity stack, creating a growing attack surface that traditional tools miss entirely.’
Watch this on-demand session with Wendy Nather, Senior Research Initiatives Director, to learn what modern credential governance looks like across both human and non-human identities.
5 quick wins for World Password Day
Our webinar on reducing risky credential habits and simplifying secure access for your team is now available to watch on demand.
Tune in at your convenience for a ten-minute security check-up, featuring five simple ways to reduce credential-based risks.
Secure agentic development: Just-in-time secrets as the new default
Learn how Cursor and 1Password eliminate hardcoded secrets with just-in-time access, runtime injection, and secure, AI-powered development workflows. If your team is using developer tools within 1Password Enterprise Password Manager (or you’re thinking about starting), this webinar is for you.
Strengthen your team’s security skills with 1Password Academy
Help your team get started with 1Password via step-by-step end-user training in 1Password Academy.