1Password now allows you to share passwords with a link
1Password now allows you to share passwords via a link. With Psst! (a new secure password sharing tool), a new link sharing feature that the company is releasing today, password manager 1Password is making it easier to share passwords with anyone.
Instead of using 1Password's built-in sharing options, which require an account, or simply copying-pasting log-in information, Psst! makes password sharing feel more like sharing a Google Doc.
Psst! lets you share credentials with anyone, even if they don't have a 1Password account, by providing a link containing the information that anyone can view. You can set the duration of the connection, which can range from an hour to 30 days before it expires.
You can also choose whether to share the credentials with anybody who has access to the link or exclusively with certain people. Depending on the share settings, the experience of someone who receives a link can be different.
If you make what you're sharing publicly viewable, the link will simply open up a copy of the credentials as they were at the time they were shared. If the information you've shared is only intended for a small group of people, they'll need to confirm their email address and then enter a one-time verification code to gain access.
It's important to note that the link only gives you access to a copy of the information you shared when you made it. If you later change the password in your vault, old links will no longer display the new password.
According to a study conducted by 1Password in the US, the majority of employees reuse corporate credentials. Insecure channels such as emails, chat apps, spreadsheets, documents, and texts were used by 36% of those surveyed to share log-ins with coworkers and clients.
According to a separate survey conducted by the company, most families share passwords among family members and also use insecure methods such as writing them down and texting them to each other.
The increased safety This method keeps the rest of your vault's information secure provides a way to track who accessed the login, and access to the login expires whenever you decide it should. Psst! is partially reliant on the security of the email receiving those verification codes, but it keeps the rest of your vault's information secure, provides a way to track who accessed the login, and access to the login expires whenever you decide it.
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