1Password reveals a secure password sharing tool

announce 1Password has announced a new feature that allows users to send items to anyone, including non-users of the app, securely.

And Password Manager makes it easy to share passwords with anyone, with Psst! (Secure Password Sharing Tool), a new link sharing feature launched by the company.

Instead of using the app’s pre-existing sharing options, which require an account, or just copying and pasting your login information, which is inherently insecure, Psst! It makes sharing a password a bit like sharing a Google Doc with someone.

You can create a link to share password credentials, set when it expires (when the first person views it, in 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, 14 days or 30 days), and share the password with specific people (via their email) ) or to anyone with the link.

The process is similar to sharing a link to a Google Drive folder or a Google Doc. And you can get an idea of ​​how it all works by watching the 1Password video created.

The experience of a person receiving a link can vary depending on your sharing settings. And if you set what you share to be viewable by anyone, the link opens and shows a copy of the credentials at the time it was shared.

If what you’ve shared is for a specific group of people, they must verify their email and then receive a one-time verification code to gain access.

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1Password allows you to share passwords through a link

Note that the link allows access to a copy of the information shared when the link was created. And if you change the stored password later, the old links will not display the new password.

The secure password sharing tool is based on Psst! Partially on the security of the email receiving verification codes. But this method keeps the rest of the information secure, provides a way to keep track of who has accessed your login information, and access to your login information expires whenever you decide to.

The feature was created in response to studies that show people have no choice but to share information through insecure platforms. Such as email, chat services, spreadsheets, and texts.

Users have frequently requested functionality that allows them to send passwords or other confidential content to non-1Password users, the company said.

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