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Todd's Favorite Mac Apps: 1Password
by Todd Ritter Oct 8th 2008 at 3:30PM
Since practically every website requires some sort of user registration, I decided to purchase 1Password to manage all of my login credentials. 1Password is a Mac-only password manager that can also store secure notes, "wallet" information, and identity data.Rather than use a single password for all of the websites I access, or try to create a convoluted password algorithm to have a list of unique passwords, I use 1Password to generate long, nearly impossible to guess passwords that are unique to each website. In the off chance that someone figures out one of my passwords, they will only have access to that one site instead of everything.
1Password can also auto-fill my login information or my registration information (common answers like name, address, etc.) to speed up my web browsing. It can sync all of my information to my iPhone (and accompanying free iPhone application), a Palm, or the my.1password.com service so that I can maintain my password security when browsing on my phone or without my laptop.
Combining 1Password with the free menubar application AllBookmarks (by the developers of 1Password) allows me to click a website name from my menubar and have 1Password log me in automatically. 1Password costs $39.95 for a single-user license or $59.95 for a "family license" for five users.
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Roustem Karimov said 5:05PM on 10-08-2008
Todd,
Thank you very much for using 1Password! I am happy to hear that it works well for you!
I wanted to mention the new feature we recently added: 1Password Bookmarks are now available directly in the browser, and in addition to using AllBookmarks, you can also browse and open available logins using 1Password > Bookmarks > Search menu in the browser toolbar.
Best regards, Roustem
Co-author of 1Password
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Jash Sayani said 3:37AM on 10-09-2008
40 bucks!! Dude, have you heard of KeePassX !!!
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Todd Ritter said 7:25AM on 10-09-2008
I like the 1password interface more, in addition to the ease with which I can actually login to the sites that I save passwords for.
I actually do use KeePass for all of my work passwords (like MySQL, LDAP service accounts, etc.). I have the password database encrypted such that it requires a key file (on my USB drive) and a password...two-factor authentication where possible!
Todd
Craig said 1:53PM on 10-10-2008
Don't even THINK about using the iphone/ipod app. It's total crapware!
It doesn't use Safari; it uses its own browser. And, it doesn't store passwords for auto log-in on sites you frequent. Isn't that one of the main points of the app?
Better luck next time, guys.
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