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1Password 2.9

Updated: 09.10.08
License: $39.95 US
URL: 1Password 2.9
Requires: OSX 10.4+, Safari 3.0+

Today most of the internet users have a multitude of online accounts. Telephone and utility companies, life and auto insurance, banks and credit cards, schools and libraries, forums and online communities all require a username and password for identification.

Keeping track of all these passwords is a challenge and most of the people either use the same username and password everywhere or write the password down in a notepad, a spreadsheet or a sticky note. Some users even devise their own schemes to make their passwords appear different depending on the website. Unfortunately, none of these options is secure. The worst of them, using the same username and password everywhere, can easily get all of your accounts compromised if someone steals the password. Also, with the same password for everything, you cannot easily give access to a single website to your friend or family member.

The most secure option would be to keep your passwords in an encrypted storage and use a unique strong password for every online account. These strong and unique passwords are nearly impossible to memorize so it is important that a program automates the creation of them and filling when needed.

What makes 1Password unique is its direct integration with web browsers. By running inside Safari or one of the other supported web browsers, 1Password is able to automatically generate strong passwords, remember them for you, and then quickly log you in without the need to type or even see the password.

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Changes for 2.9

  • NEW Added Agile Keychain data format to allow syncing without requiring MobileMe. See Keeping Your Passwords in Sync with 1Password 2.9 for details.
  • NEW Enabled support for Safari 4.0 Developer Preview #2.
  • NEW Changed Autosave prompt in Firefox to allow save after the login information is submitted.
  • NEW Added AppleScript support for showing preference panels.
  • NEW 1Password can now be used without installing the browser extensions.
  • NEW Added Copy to Clipboard command in 1Password for Palm application.
  • CHANGED Updated 1Password for Palm to use regular font for Access Code to display longer access codes.
  • CHANGED Added a note to restart web browsers after upgrade.
  • CHANGED Added back Sync to iPhone Safari Bookmark feature.
  • CHANGED Improved Safari startup time when 1Password extension is installed.
  • CHANGED Now displaying document handle in 1Password window.
  • CHANGED Now automatically entering username and password in the HTTP Authentication window when there is only one login available.
  • CHANGED Using custom keychain unlock screen in the HTTP Authentication window instead of the OS X Keychain prompt.
  • CHANGED Error messages are now added to both system.log and application log files.
  • CHANGED Improved 1Password startup time.
  • CHANGED Automatic check for updates is now performed 90 seconds after the application is started to be less intrusive to people needing to quickly access their information.
  • CHANGED Changed troubleshooting window to no longer submit reports directly. Instead, Mail attachments are used to help keep conversations in a single thread.
  • CHANGED Improved diagnostics report to include information on NetNewsWire, Fluid, as well as much more information about Firefox.
  • CHANGED Improved menu in browser extensions.
  • CHANGED Improved memory usage in 1Password Preferences window.
  • CHANGED Changed keychain backup filename format to better support users doing manual backups in Finder.
  • CHANGED Improved Restore Form to support more websites.
  • CHANGED Added back an option to lock the keychain when 1Password application is closed. This is for the OS X Keychain only; the Agile Keychain uses “Lock when 1Password and all browsers are closed” instead.
  • CHANGED Improved internal code structure, fixed a few small memory leaks.
  • CHANGED Improved several 1Password classes to avoid potential conflicts with other extensions and existing browser classes.
  • CHANGED Changed where preference toolbar item names are localized. Fixed broken preference pane selection in non-english languages.
  • CHANGED Separate 1P menu now uses white icon when selected. Leopard only feature.
  • CHANGED Improved keyboard shortcut support in Firefox extension.
  • CHANGED Minor improvements in 1Password Preferences window.
  • CHANGED Minor improvements in Export as Web Page.
  • CHANGED Stopped trusting Launch Services about the location of 1Password.app to prevent unneeded keychain item access prompts.
  • CHANGED Moved Empty Trash from File menu to 1Password menu, combined Lock Keychain and Unlock Keychain menu items.
  • FIXED Added a workaround to make sure “Launch 1Password” browser menu works even when OS X Launch Services database is not valid.
  • FIXED Fixed problem with 1Password toolbar button menu not being displayed in OmniWeb 5.8.
  • FIXED Fixed problem with folder drag-n-drop.
  • FIXED Fixed problem that could have caused conflicts when syncing to iPhone.
  • FIXED Fixed several problems in Camino extension.
  • FIXED Fixed bug observing category and folder changes and selection events after main window is closed and re-opened.
  • FIXED Fixed crasher caused by multi-threaded keychain notifications.
  • FIXED Fixed bug escaping ‘\’ character in password fields for display in HTML.
  • FIXED Fixed bug with the database load screen never finishing when main window is loaded in the background.
  • FIXED Fixed a problem where the database was not loaded after the keychain was unlocked.
  • FIXED Fixed Wi-Fi sync problem on computers where Ethernet ID (MAC) cannot be determined.
  • FIXED Fixed Wi-Fi sync problem when login keychain was synced via MobileMe.
  • FIXED Fixed crash if Wi-Fi sync server failed to start.
  • FIXED Fixed problem with AutoSave popup preference not being honored.
  • FIXED Fixed problem with copying values to clipboard from Web Form password history and wallet items.
  • FIXED Fixed sync issue where folders could be lost during sync with iPhone.
  • FIXED Fixed a potential crash when extracting attributes from keychain items.
  • FIXED Fixed a couple potential crashers in browser extensions.

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