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I live "exclusively in Apple's ecosystem", but still find 1Password incredibly useful. You can store credit credit card/passport details (so useful when filling

I live "exclusively in Apple's ecosystem", but still find 1Password incredibly useful. You can store credit credit card/passport details (so useful when filling in forms and not having to dig around for them), store software licences, create secure notes, store bank account details and a bunch more things. So it's more than just a secure password storage/generation program, it's a centralised system for all your important, easy to lose/forget details. I don't know how much work Apple are going to put into Keychain, but it would have to be a lot for me to switch.

ancarda 13y ago
Keychain can store credit cards and secure notes too. As for the rest, I'm not sure. Other than passwords, I only use keychain for storing SSH keys.
- joebeetee 13y ago
  Yeah - the downside would be if someone got access my 1Password, they'd have EVERYTHING... Also, I always think that it's well and good having a super secure password/password manager, but that's not going to stop me accidentally typing it into a search box, someone looking over my shoulder, accidentally copying and pasting it into and email, or something equally stupid. 1P has some cool features to help prevent some user error (deletes the copy and paste history after a few seconds, auto locks the phone app, etc) but all it takes is some other dumb error on my part to circumnavigate all of their encryption. The convenience outweighs the risk for me at the moment.
sneak 13y ago
Yes, I've been a 1Password user for years, but you have to admit that using the database on iOS is hacky - you either have to log into 1Password and copy the username out, switch to Safari, paste it, switch back, copy the password, switch back, paste - or use the built in webview in 1Password to do your browsing, which is clunky but will autofill the forms. On iOS7, it uses the iCloud keychain (written to by Safari from 10.9 Mavericks) to autocomplete forms. Also, all the iOS tabs are available on the desktop and vice versa. Yes, I use 1Password to store other data, but its primary function is credentials for websites, and anything that does that inside of MobileSafari automatically blows 1Password out of the water.
- vonseel 13y ago
  I wonder how this will affect Chrome / Firefox share among Mac users. Reading the Mavericks details on Apple's website, they make some claims about Safari's performance that were surprising to me ... But believable if the nitro enhancements are vast.
  - sneak 13y ago
    I switched back to Safari from Chrome this week since installing Mavericks. It's substantially faster in my experience.
liyanage 13y ago
I use Yojimbo for storing these kinds of non-password items securely. It lets me encrypt items selectively. Before that, I used to use secure notes in Keychain.

ancarda 13y ago

Keychain can store credit cards and secure notes too. As for the rest, I'm not sure. Other than passwords, I only use keychain for storing SSH keys.

joebeetee 13y ago
Yeah - the downside would be if someone got access my 1Password, they'd have EVERYTHING... Also, I always think that it's well and good having a super secure password/password manager, but that's not going to stop me accidentally typing it into a search box, someone looking over my shoulder, accidentally copying and pasting it into and email, or something equally stupid. 1P has some cool features to help prevent some user error (deletes the copy and paste history after a few seconds, auto locks the phone app, etc) but all it takes is some other dumb error on my part to circumnavigate all of their encryption. The convenience outweighs the risk for me at the moment.

sneak 13y ago

Yes, I've been a 1Password user for years, but you have to admit that using the database on iOS is hacky - you either have to log into 1Password and copy the username out, switch to Safari, paste it, switch back, copy the password, switch back, paste - or use the built in webview in 1Password to do your browsing, which is clunky but will autofill the forms. On iOS7, it uses the iCloud keychain (written to by Safari from 10.9 Mavericks) to autocomplete forms. Also, all the iOS tabs are available on the desktop and vice versa. Yes, I use 1Password to store other data, but its primary function is credentials for websites, and anything that does that inside of MobileSafari automatically blows 1Password out of the water.

vonseel 13y ago
I wonder how this will affect Chrome / Firefox share among Mac users. Reading the Mavericks details on Apple's website, they make some claims about Safari's performance that were surprising to me ... But believable if the nitro enhancements are vast.
- sneak 13y ago
  I switched back to Safari from Chrome this week since installing Mavericks. It's substantially faster in my experience.

liyanage 13y ago

I use Yojimbo for storing these kinds of non-password items securely. It lets me encrypt items selectively. Before that, I used to use secure notes in Keychain.