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Re: 1Password Secrets Automation

#91

Post by stjohnswarts »

Vvector wrote: post #69
fiddlerwoaroof wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use a password manager but, as a mostly-Apple user, I see very little reason not to just use iCloud Keychain: the UX of Apple’s solution is significantly better than all the alternatives because I don’t have to remember yet another password/mfa token to type in every once in a while.

BitWarden ties into iCloud somehow. I unlock it with my fingerprint.

I choose bitwarden because I like my passwords with a 3rd party rather than the big guys google/apple/etc . It works fine as both a desktop client and browser extension.

Re: 1Password Secrets Automation

#92

Post by bwoodruff »

fastball wrote: post #31
xoa wrote: post #24

While this looks interesting, I'll admit I feel like there's been a bit of drift from their bread and butter over the years since they launched their cloud thing and started pushing hard towards a subscription model. I chose them long ago specifically over options like LastPass because I liked having a rich application without internet dependency and their attention to detail and features there, but it's been a while…

Very much agree. My pet peeve at the moment is this[1], where they removed a feature I very much like (TouchID in the standalone browser extension) and still have yet to replace that functionality despite many promises that it is just around the corner. It was removed in August 2020. Definitely feel like they've lost sight of why people chose them in the first place, and stuff like this is certainly not helping assua…

Hi! I work for 1Password. We have this functionality available in beta with our 1Password for Linux app. It will be available on Mac and Windows in the not-too-distant future, though I can't say more specifically when that will be.

[1] https://1password.community/discussion/comment/591579/#Comme...

Re: 1Password Secrets Automation

#93

Post by fiddlerwoaroof »

8fingerlouie wrote: post #87
fiddlerwoaroof wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use a password manager but, as a mostly-Apple user, I see very little reason not to just use iCloud Keychain: the UX of Apple’s solution is significantly better than all the alternatives because I don’t have to remember yet another password/mfa token to type in every once in a while.

> I use a password manager but, as a mostly-Apple user, I see very little reason not to just use iCloud Keychain Storing 2FA tokens is one thing iCloud Keychain cannot do (yet ?), and it’s the primary reason I use 1Password over iCloud Keychain. That being said, with Big Sur, 1Password changed its default behavior from being unintrusive to literally obscuring input fields with big “unlock 1Password” pop up’s. I’m cur…

I think the fingerprint auth stuff Apple’s working on will replace MFA: as I understand it, in Safari, the MacBook’s Fingerprint sensor implements the same protocol as a Yubikey or similar.

Re: 1Password Secrets Automation

#94

Post by macrael »

1Password is great software. I think I've finally switched over to their more all-encompassing extension on Safari and I love it. Glad to see them doing more, I am happy every time I use their software.

Re: 1Password Secrets Automation

#95

Post by bwoodruff »

ydant wrote: post #72
roustem wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thank you for your comment, @CodeIsTheEnd! We always built 1Password for ourselves. It is so much easier to develop a product that you use yourself every day. I haven't used the standalone version of 1Password for over 5 years now. The same is true for pretty much everyone working at 1Password. Why? Because the service is much much better and more than just simple syncing of data: - Account recovery for family and bu…

There's a lot of comments everywhere expressing hate for 1Password's change to a subscription model. Way more than seem justified. I'm not overjoyed at "having to" pay a subscription for a password manager, but your points are good ones. Paying you annually saves me and my family (four people) a lot of time and energy in managing passwords, sharing passwords, etc. Just wanted to throw out one "+1" for the 1Password s…

> I do wish you'd figure out the Chrome extensions on macOS, though. I don't understand why I have to choose between excellent browser integration OR more seamless integration with the native app and fingerprint support in the browser extension.

We're efforting on that! Thanks for the feedback. We currently have better integration with our 1Password for Linux beta, and that will be rolling out to other platforms as well.

- Ben, 1Password

Re: 1Password Secrets Automation

#96

Post by 8fingerlouie »

I purchased my first 1Password license when it was version 3, and have faithfully upgraded to every standalone version ever since. These days I’m not so sure I will be upgrading again (and I’m not sure there will be more stand alone versions).

The latest version is a mess on Big Sur, with unlock fields obscuring input fields, conflicting with Apples iCloud Keychain, and just not working like I expect it to.

Furthermore, stand-alone versions are buried deeper and deeper behind a cloud service subscription that brings me absolutely no value over what i already have, and adds the uncertainty of having to synchronize my most secret secrets to a cloud service.

While I can certainly forgive software errors, this has been going on for so long that I’m beginning to suspect it’s either a strangler pattern to get people to switch to the cloud solution, or it’s death by a thousand cuts.

In any case, I’ve begun evaluating alternatives. Bitwarden looks promising (though nowhere as polished), is open source, and allows me to synchronize to a service on my LAN.

Password-store uses gpg and git that also allows me to synchronize locally (though it leaks website names without the vault extension which is not supported on iOS).

Finally I’m evaluating Yubico authenticator for 2FA codes and just using iCloud Keychain for the rest.

Re: 1Password Secrets Automation

#97

Post by [deleted] »

ruph123 wrote: post #36
dastx wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm assuming he's referring to their beginnings of being a mostly local password manager (iirc they also had a one-off lifetime purchase), to forcing people to migrate to their cloud only infrastructure with a relatively high subscription price. I'd never heard of 1Password before they were fully SaaS, but as I understand it, some of the original users were pretty upset with this move. Either way, I used to be a 1Pas…

I used 1Password for a long time. When they shifted to the SaaS model I left angrily. Over time I tried out several other programs such as Enpass (came close to the original 1pw), keepass varieties, Bitwarden but found myself back at 1Password this year. One big thing, which funny enough is another dark pattern I guess, is the family account feature. I allows me to take family members on and we can share certain pass…

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Re: 1Password Secrets Automation

#98

Post by ydant »

bwoodruff wrote: post #95
ydant wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a lot of comments everywhere expressing hate for 1Password's change to a subscription model. Way more than seem justified. I'm not overjoyed at "having to" pay a subscription for a password manager, but your points are good ones. Paying you annually saves me and my family (four people) a lot of time and energy in managing passwords, sharing passwords, etc. Just wanted to throw out one "+1" for the 1Password s…

> I do wish you'd figure out the Chrome extensions on macOS, though. I don't understand why I have to choose between excellent browser integration OR more seamless integration with the native app and fingerprint support in the browser extension. We're efforting on that! Thanks for the feedback. We currently have better integration with our 1Password for Linux beta, and that will be rolling out to other platforms as w…

Glad to hear!

I use 1Password for family and LastPass for work, and vastly prefer 1Password's UI and feature set.

Re: 1Password Secrets Automation

#99

Post by pudgeball »

fastball wrote: post #31
xoa wrote: post #24

While this looks interesting, I'll admit I feel like there's been a bit of drift from their bread and butter over the years since they launched their cloud thing and started pushing hard towards a subscription model. I chose them long ago specifically over options like LastPass because I liked having a rich application without internet dependency and their attention to detail and features there, but it's been a while…

Very much agree. My pet peeve at the moment is this[1], where they removed a feature I very much like (TouchID in the standalone browser extension) and still have yet to replace that functionality despite many promises that it is just around the corner. It was removed in August 2020. Definitely feel like they've lost sight of why people chose them in the first place, and stuff like this is certainly not helping assua…

We very much agree that this is a pain point for those with the extension. This feature brought users (and also all our developers who rebuild... often...) a huge smile and productivity boost, so removing it was not easy. We had some fundamental issues that affected the way this feature worked which pushed us to rework it. We wanted to share more news[1] once we had some releases in the wild which recently happened.

With a recent release[2] of 1Password for Linux and the 1Password extension, the two can now communicate. Allowing you to use biometrics to unlock the extension and keep it unlocked throughout your browsing sessions.

While this news doesn't unlock this ability right away for yourself (because referencing TouchID I assume means you're a Mac friend). We will be continuing to rollout over the coming months to Windows and Mac.

[1] https://1password.community/discussion/comment/591579/#Comme...

[2] https://1password.community/discussion/119609/1password-for-...

Re: 1Password Secrets Automation

#100

Post by JimBlackwood »

8fingerlouie wrote: post #96

I purchased my first 1Password license when it was version 3, and have faithfully upgraded to every standalone version ever since. These days I’m not so sure I will be upgrading again (and I’m not sure there will be more stand alone versions). The latest version is a mess on Big Sur, with unlock fields obscuring input fields, conflicting with Apples iCloud Keychain, and just not working like I expect it to. Furthermo…

Just out of curiosity, as someone who selfhosts Bitwarden, how is 1Password so much more polished?

I’ve never used 1Pass. Just, I’m always amazed by how well Bitwarden works and how there’s not really features I’m lacking.

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