Apple keychain or 1 password

[Chris Cook5]

How many people use Apple keychain versus 1 password and are they pretty much the same thing?

 

[Annie_M]

I use Apple's keychain and am happy with it. I've read good things about 1password, however. Hopefully, someone who uses 1password will join this conversation.

 

[FFR]

I used to use 1Password then switched to Apple keychain exclusively when 1Password switched to a subscription model and moved to an electron app.

 

[Just_Me_D]

1Password is a very good app and I’ve used it for years alongside Apple Keychain. Ive since switched to using Bitwarden alongside Apple Keychain. For the typical website login, I mostly use Apple Keychain. However, for information storing, I use Bitwarden.

 

[john.woody1]

I use 1Password, find it good, and it also works on my Windows PC.

 

[doogald]

I definitely use 1Password. I've considered switching to iCloud Keychain, but one thing holding me back is that if somebody knows your phone passcode, they can see your passwords in iCloud Keychain. 1P not only has a separate password, it has a third unique key that prevents anyone from opening your vault even if they know your user ID and passphrase.

And 1P stores a lot more than just passwords for me - software license, passport numbers, driver's license info, credit card info (including numbers to call if they are lost or stolen). And 1P gives me the ability to put certain passwords in certain vaults, and then pot vaults into "travel mode", so they don't even show up.

What I will probably do is put some items in iCloud Keychain and share them with my wife and kids so that if something happens to me, they can still get into critical accounts.

Also, FWIW, there is nothing wrong with the Electron app. It works just fine on MacOS.

 

[EdwinG]

I definitely use 1Password. I've considered switching to iCloud Keychain, but one thing holding me back is that if somebody knows your phone passcode, they can see your passwords in iCloud Keychain. 1P not only has a separate password, it has a third unique key that prevents anyone from opening your vault even if they know your user ID and passphrase.

And 1P stores a lot more than just passwords for me - software license, passport numbers, driver's license info, credit card info (including numbers to call if they are lost or stolen). And 1P gives me the ability to put certain passwords in certain vaults, and then pot vaults into "travel mode", so they don't even show up.

What I will probably do is put some items in iCloud Keychain and share them with my wife and kids so that if something happens to me, they can still get into critical accounts.

Also, FWIW, there is nothing wrong with the Electron app. It works just fine on MacOS.

To add to this, 1Password’s main vault also allows to store SSH keys, which allows one to do passwordless authentication to remote servers, while keeping the private key under lock.

It’s highly useful when you manage 10s of servers.

 

[FFR]

To add to this, 1Password’s main vault also allows to store SSH keys, which allows one to do passwordless authentication to remote servers, while keeping the private key under lock.

It’s highly useful when you manage 10s of servers.

I believe You can also do that with keychain on the Mac.

 

[Lee_Bo]

I used 1P when I was in IT and had to support Microsoft and Apple.

2 years post IT I am 100% Apple and loving it.

 

[FFR]

I used 1P when I was in IT and had to support Microsoft and Apple.

2 years post IT I am 100% Apple and loving it.

Consolidating into the Apple ecosystem certainly has its benifiets.

 

[pr1nce]

I used 1password along with Apple Keychain for years. I stopped using 1password in the last year in favor of Keychain.

 

[ame]

I am a diehard 1Password.

 

[FFR]

I am a diehard 1Password.

If I remember correctly you were a die hard Touch ID user.