Nevertheless, we’ll keep an eye on this issue regarding the repeated master password requirement issue and update this article as new developments emerge.

As I’m already using the biometric, this is a security overkill annoyance and meanwhile, the rest of the world is moving to passwordless authentication.Īnd after repeated complaints from discontented users, a member of the 1Password team took note of the reports and they are discussing the matter to weigh their options. Please drop the ‘Your password is required every 2 weeks’ requirement or make it an option. That’s precisely why many 1Password users are now requesting that the ‘Your password is required every 2 weeks’ requirement should be removed or at least made an option. Even more stranger is that the requirement appears for those with fingerprint biometric verification configured as well. The Master Password requirement appears to be affecting users irrespective of the devices they are using. We are running the latest 1password version as of June 2022. Wife must enter the master password each time she needs to log into any website. Hey you’re about to lose this customer (and probably more) if you don’t offer a way to turn this off. According to some, it ruins the whole purpose of having a password manager. Users find it annoying and ironical to have to enter password on a tool specifically designed to avoid the same practice. However, the ‘Your password is required every 2 weeks’ security requirement is something that 1Password users find incredibly frustrating.Īs you might have guessed already, this requirement forces the users to fill in their master password after every 2 weeks to access the service. 1Password is a password management service that provides a place for users to store various passwords and other sensitive information in a virtual vault.

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