Free download of 1Password 2.5.3, courtesy Macworld

I have just started switching from Windows to IMac. In Windows I use Roboform as a password manager. Is there any way of moving the passwords from Roboform to 1Password?

David,

I didn't mean to contend that the folks at Agile would be interested in this information. I was more concerned that the info could be intercepted, or possibly that the site I was directed to was a fake, and my information might have been misdirected to some nefarious persons, or even that the license I received was fake and directed my info elsewhere. Is there any possibility or this? Just wary of putting all my eggs in one basket.

thanks...

@butch: 1Password only connects to our servers if you want us to. This includes signing up to the newsletter, using the automatic license registration process, checking for updates, and viewing videos or documentation.

All of these are optional, and they can all be disabled or avoided. You are more than welcome to run Little Snitch and block every network request.

With that said, I need to say it would be completely crazy for us to want to steal your information. We have 5 full time people working on 1Password and we are working on a product we love and supporting a user community we also love. It would be irrational for us to trade this for an unknown amount of money that would make us criminals.

I think both Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak have proven that there is a lot more money to be made working on stuff you love than stealing.

PS - That's "have" similar concerns. I wasn't raised by wolves!

I has similar concerns about security. I dragged the license into the app and watched as it connected and sent "registration" information. Suddenly occurred to me that I might be sending a LOT more than registration info. I disabled 1passwd and then manually changed all my passwords again. While I love the functionality and idea of the product, it contains ALL my info and just one line of code could exploit every piece of info I have. The registration process is unsettling. Where is my password info stored for 1passwd? I deleted the program and plist, but if I reinstall it still shows all my info. I would love to use the program, but am very wary.

Downloaded it today. Loving it. very handy and easy to use! well done.

Downloaded it today. Loving it. very handy and easy to use! well done.

[My previous post was truncated by the use of an apparently "illegal" character.] :-)

My interest was piqued by this:

"...the online version of 1Password, so beloved by iPhone owners."

So I went to the 1Password web site for more info. Took me a while, but I finally found it.

•••••> Bottom line: 1Password on the iPhone does *not* provide autofill in mobile Safari.

On 10.6.07, a user in the 1Password forum wrote:

"...there's absolutely no way to use [1Password's] information [while using mobile Safari]. Instead, you have to write down or remember your username and password, then go to the site, and type it in correctly.

If you've used 1Passwd/1Password to generate a password for you, the odds of you typing it in properly or remembering it without writing it down are slim to none.

This is nothing more than a list of passwords on your iPhone. It doesn't "tie in" to iPhone Safari at all."

And the developer's reply (on the same day):

"In the current version of 1Password for iPhone, the goal was to allow you to access your information from your iPhone. We are now working on solutions to allow you to autofill this information. Rome was not built in a day; it will take some time but we have some great solutions in mind."

Further posts, as recent as a few days ago, indicate that this limitation presently remains. I'm sure it's a great app, but iPhone users should know that this is not yet a "comprehensive" iPhone solution.

My interest was piqued by this:

"...the online version of 1Password, so beloved by iPhone owners."

So I went to the 1Password web site for more info. Took me a while, but I finally found it.

•••••> Bottom line: 1Password on the iPhone does *not* provide autofill in mobile Safari.

After installing 1Password, there is a system log entry that fires hourly: 1Password keychain backup starting. Which process is doing the automatic backup and how do I stop it?