Is there a way to invoke 1password from the OS-X login screen?
I have multiple devices, each of which requires one or more passwords to log in. I want these passwords to be unique as well as cryptic. Is there any existing functionality that allows 1password to "intercept" the OS-X log-in process, and request my 1password master password? If not is there anything along these lines on your roadmap?
Many Thanks,
Tim.
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Sorry Tim,
No. That's not something that Mac OS X supports. You could use a long words-based password and access it on your phone. That still leaves you typing in the password, but at least it can be cryptographically strong.
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Thanks Chad. I admit that I had assumed as much, but it does seem a shame; I confess that I have tended to use the same (or similar) password(s) for discrete computers in the past, but I'm making a concerted effort to be more rigorous now. To make matters worse, most articles I have read on "hardening OS X" suggest using separate user & admin accounts, and using the non-admin account unless absolutely necessary, to add one more layer of security, effectively doubling the number of unique passwords I have to keep track of...
Maybe the iPhone fingerprint readers are spoiling me...
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Maybe the iPhone fingerprint readers are spoiling me...
I certainly understand that sentiment, @Marmite. :)
I know a lot of folks on the team here have separate admin accounts, but I haven't decided it was worth the extra hassle for myself. I just use a words-based password from the generator and call it a day.
I mostly only ever need to type my 1Password Master Password and my OS X login password during the day. Thankfully, 1Password has spared me from pretty much everything else.
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