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April 2026 at 1Password: Post-quantum protection, External Checks close the access gap, and AI-era security
In April, we began rolling out new protections that will keep your data safe in a world with quantum computers, we expanded how teams can enforce access with External Checks in 1Password Device Trust, and shared new thinking on AI agents, credential sprawl, and what it takes to secure systems in a faster-moving threat landscape. In case you missed it A first step toward post-quantum security Introducing the first major milestone in our post-quantum cryptography (PQC) journey: as post-quantum protection in the 1Password web app! 1Password now supports hybrid post-quantum key exchange in PQC-capable browsers like Chrome or Firefox. It all happens automatically – no user action required. This helps protect against "harvest now, decrypt later" attacks, where adversaries capture encrypted traffic today in the hope that future quantum computers will be able to decrypt it. This is the first phase of a broader post-quantum roadmap focused on protecting your data against the threats of today and tomorrow. Read more about our first step toward post-quantum security. Building a Mythos-ready security program AI is accelerating how quickly vulnerabilities can be found and exploited, and security programs need to keep up. We looked at what security leaders can do now to prepare for a world where AI-driven vulnerability discovery happens at machine speed. The takeaway: patching still matters, but it can't be the entire strategy. Teams also need to limit the blast radius by controlling access, isolating agentic identities, replacing long-lived secrets, and making it harder for a single exploit to escalate into a larger breach. Read the full post on building a Mythos-ready security program. External Checks in Device Trust 1Password Device Trust can now factor in signals from other systems before allowing access to protected apps. With External Checks, access decisions can include more than device posture. Admins can pull in things like security training completion, policy acknowledgments, MFA enrollment, active employment status, and other verification signals from external systems. External Checks closes the gap between having a policy in place and actually enforcing it when someone tries to reach company apps and data. Learn more about External Checks in 1Password Device Trust. What we learned using AI agents to refactor a monolith We shared a behind-the-scenes look at how 1Password used AI agents to help refactor a large Go monolith. The work demonstrated how agents can be genuinely useful, especially for analyzing large codebases, building deterministic tools, and executing well-scoped changes. It also showed where they still need strong constraints, clear specifications, and human judgment. Read more about what we learned using AI agents to refactor a monolith. Protecting against OAuth-based supply chain breaches Credential sprawl continues to spread across SaaS apps, developer tools, automation workflows, and AI agents. OAuth makes it easy to connect new tools, but those connections can quietly become supply chain risks when permissions are broad, long-lived, or poorly tracked. We looked at how OAuth-based supply chain attacks happen, how Google Workspace admins can check which third-party apps currently have access, and why ongoing discovery is more effective than a one-time audit. Read more about protecting against OAuth-based supply chain breaches and credential sprawl. Chasing Entropy (Season 2) Season two of Chasing Entropy kicked off in April with three new episodes: Why secure-by-design is an incentives problem, with Bob Lord. Dave Lewis and Bob Lord get into secure-by-design principles, AI systems, software supply chains, and why security outcomes need to be owned at the organizational level. What cyber conflict reveals about power and doctrine, with Allie Mellen. Dave talks with analyst and author Allie Mellen about cyber conflict, attribution, geopolitics, and why defenders need to understand intent, not just indicators. Why friction is a security risk, with Dustin Heywood. Dave and IBM's Dustin Heywood (aka EvilMog) get into agentic AI, machine identity, quantum planning, and why security controls that add friction tend to get bypassed. Listen to Chasing Entropy wherever you get your podcasts. Random but Memorable April brought three new episodes of Random but Memorable to catch up on: What it takes to protect – and break into – data centers with Deviant Ollam Are you oversharing with AI? Author Jamie Bartlett has thoughts What to do if you’ve been hacked, with Glenn Wilkinson This month covered the physical side of security, safer AI habits, what to do after a compromise, and how supply chain attacks are feeding into one another. Release note highlights Browser extension Added settings that let you choose which item types appear as autofill suggestions in the inline menu. Reorganized Autofill settings for easier navigation. Fixed an issue where the browser extension didn’t unlock with the 1Password app. Fixed issues with the sign-in banner and Quick Access suggestions in Chrome and Chromium-based browsers on Mac. Fixed several autosubmit and website-specific autofill issues. Mac, Windows, and Linux Improved localization across supported languages. Updated the wording for unlock preset options. Fixed an issue where a LastPass import could fail if the account had multi-factor authentication enabled. Improved how 1Password recovers drafts of items. App icons shown in SSH, CLI, and SDK authentication prompts now display more quickly. [Mac only] Improved handling for shortened Apple Maps links. [Windows only] Fixed an issue where 1Password couldn’t be used as the Windows passkey manager when installed on an external drive. [Linux only] Added a “Start at login” setting, enabled by default in Settings > General. iOS and Android Improved localization across supported languages. Updated the wording for unlock preset options. Improved how 1Password recovers drafts of items. [iOS only] Fixed an issue that could cause excessive background battery use after using AutoFill. [iOS only] Fixed an issue that could prevent 1Password for Safari from unlocking. [Android only] Fixed a crash that could occur when first launching the app. 1Password CLI Added Shell Plugin support for Claude Code CLI, Scaleway CLI, AWS SAM CLI, AWS eksctl, AWS awslogs, and OpenAI Codex CLI. The AWS CDK shell plugin now supports AWS profiles that assume a role with the --profile flag. op run now properly terminates subprocesses when cancelled. 1Password CLI commands now support the Account Trust Log when authenticating with the 1Password desktop app.Upcoming 1Password webinars
Hi folks, Here's an overview of all the webinars we have coming up in the next several weeks. I hope we'll see you there! Tuesday, May 12th at 8 AM PDT / 11 AM EDT (60 minutes): What's new? 1Password MSP Edition Join our quarterly webinar that is designed to keep you informed, equipped, and connected. During this session you will hear the latest updates from 1Password, get answers to your questions, and learn from your peers. Tuesday, June 2nd at 9 AM PDT / 12 PM EDT (60 minutes): What's new? The 1Password quarterly security spotlight and roadmap review In this webinar, you can look forward to learning about our recent product releases, a glimpse into our product roadmap, upcoming events with 1Password, a deep dive into actionable ways 1Password can support your business' security goals. Thursday, June 4th at 11 AM BST / 12 PM CEST / 1 PM EEST (60 minutes): What's new? The 1Password quarterly security spotlight and roadmap review This is the same webinar, but scheduled to be more convenient for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
1Password Not Able To Log In To Gmail With Passkey
This is on Samsung S23. I am trying to log into gmail with a passkey stored in 1password but it does not work. This passkey works perfectly on my desktop. My understanding is that passkeys stored in 1password are supposed to be usable across devices. I have 1password set as my preferred autofill service and I have autofill with chrome enabled. When I try to log in, it only checks the Google password manager vault, and the option to autofill the passkey from 1password is never given. For my org, I am unable to log in to my email with a password, so I MUST use a passkey from 1password to log into my device. I see a lot of complaints about 1password autofill on Samsung devices on this community as well as on reddit. Is passkey autofill from 1password fully supported on Samsung devices? Please advise. Thank you
Can only create a new identity in android app
I've downloaded a new app, First Alert by Resideo. I'm creating a new account through the app. There isn't an option to create it on their website. When I get to the password field, my saved Identities show up. Since I don't want to use those, but instead want to create a new login, I tap "Open 1Password". 1pass opens and it shows "Suggestions for Resideo.com", which are only my saved identities. There is a +New Item button at the bottom of the list, but when I click it I'm only given the option to create a new identity. How can I create a new login instead? I've had this happen in other apps before, but when it happens I can usually create/save a login through the website. I'm on a OnePlus 12, Android version 16.
Passkey not filling on Android
I keep running into an issue where the passkey can be created in both the app and website for shop.app / shopify.com and it can store in 1password but when you go to use it, it insists it must look in the default android store instead of 1password. I re-established the 1password autofill and other passkeys are fine, it's just this one that isn't recognizing. Well, there are a couple honestly, but maybe 90% of the sites load just fine. Is there something different about some sites that make them not work?
Collection resets randomly in 1Password for Android
On Android it does happen most of the time, but not always. I have selected a collection. Whenever I have to enter my account password to the-login to 1P, and often also after the automatic locking of the app, the whole account is selected instead of my previously chosen collection. The steps are mainly Open the 1P app Select the collection Leave the phone alone for some time, e.g. some minutes or hours Open and unlock the app again The collection is not selected anymore
