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#11
I totally missed this switch by AgileBits. Does anyone know how to ensure that the data file continues to be synced to Dropbox or iCloud, not AgileBits? (Looking into my configuration, it would appear that AgileBits has silently moved my data from iCloud to the AgileBits cloud.)

EDIT: Found: https://support.1password.com/sync-with-dropbox/

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#12
1password should just release a paid (subscription even) self-hosted version. They already have the domain bit in their apps, I can't imagine it being too much effort to work with any host.

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#13

At our company we use keepass2 with a db file synced by dropbox. Works nicely. Keepass can save all sorts of stuff alongside passwords (like credentials, api-tokens...) and there is an app too (for android at least). Might get a bit clunky if lots of people change a lot of stuff all the time but for us it is not a problem.

That's what I use as well. Only thing missing I guess is a mobile workflow, though there are some options.

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#14

Just to be clear, it's still 100% possible to keep your 1Password vault in Dropbox etc and not use the SaaS version [1]. I felt like this fact was buried in the article. Edit: Here's the link to buy the standalone license [2] which is hard to find on the site now. In a post from the founder one week ago [3] he said, "We know that not everyone is ready to make the jump yet, and as such, we will continue to support cus…

Last I saw, on windows you cannot use 6.0 client without a 1Password.com account, and even then it can only read local vaults.

If you want to edit entries or delete you have to use 4.x, which did not seem to support OTP.

They have made no commitment for bringing windows support for local vaults to feature parity with the mac client.

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Just to be clear, it's still 100% possible to keep your 1Password vault in Dropbox etc and not use the SaaS version [1]. I felt like this fact was buried in the article. Edit: Here's the link to buy the standalone license [2] which is hard to find on the site now. In a post from the founder one week ago [3] he said, "We know that not everyone is ready to make the jump yet, and as such, we will continue to support cus…

Is it possible to use the 1Password "family" or "team" accounts with Dropbox or iCloud storage?

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#17
I totally agree with Tim Bray's post. The bottom line is that the pestering that I get from AgileBits makes me, as a customer, really doubt their integrity after trusting them for years. Why are they trying to force me do to this? Obviously because they want more money (but are betraying their own oft-stated security attitudes) and maybe even for some other reason (the backdoor thing?).

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#18
post #5

The 1Password situation is complicated, and is a lot less sketchy than Bray's summary would lead you to believe. 1Password has not in fact phased out their native applications or required people to use 1Password.com to store passwords (it would be insane for them to do so). There are four issues that I'm currently aware of with 1Password: 1. They've converted from flat to subscription pricing. 2. They're pushing peop…

Lastpass doesn't necessarily have the best track record, and you said you couldn't go into detail, but I'm curious so will ask - if you feel comfortable sharing, what securities issues do you see with lastpass besides storing secrets in some companies cloud?

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Just to be clear, it's still 100% possible to keep your 1Password vault in Dropbox etc and not use the SaaS version [1]. I felt like this fact was buried in the article. Edit: Here's the link to buy the standalone license [2] which is hard to find on the site now. In a post from the founder one week ago [3] he said, "We know that not everyone is ready to make the jump yet, and as such, we will continue to support cus…

That's good to know.

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post #5

The 1Password situation is complicated, and is a lot less sketchy than Bray's summary would lead you to believe. 1Password has not in fact phased out their native applications or required people to use 1Password.com to store passwords (it would be insane for them to do so). There are four issues that I'm currently aware of with 1Password: 1. They've converted from flat to subscription pricing. 2. They're pushing peop…

> 1Password has not in fact phased out their native applications or required people to use 1Password.com to store passwords

1Password v6 for Windows doesn't work with local vaults, it requires 1password.com

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