1Password makes sharing password safe & secure for the many

Easily share passwords with others

Anyone who needs to share passwords with others securely across platforms will want to take a look at Psst!, the latest solution from 1Password. The company also announced that it has now surpassed 100,000 business customers.

What is Psst!?

The new product is a secure password sharing tool that’s designed to minimize insecure credential/log-in sharing by making it easy for people to share their passwords across multiple platforms. You can also share passwords with people who do not use 1Password.

A recent research report from 1Password found that nearly two-thirds (64%) of IT and DevOps workers admit to reusing corporate secrets such as corporate credentials, API tokens, keys and certificates between projects, and 36% say they’ll share secrets over insecure channels such as email (59%), chat services (40%), spreadsheets or shared documents (36%), and text (26%) to increase productivity and speed.

It’s worse in families. An astonishing 76% of families reported sharing passwords, some of which use insecure methods such as writing them down (20%), via messaging (15%), or sharing in a shared spreadsheet or document (5%).

These insecure sharing methods can lead to credentials becoming compromised, potentially leading to ID theft, fraud and more.

Of course it has dark mode

How it works

The new Psst! feature allows 1Password users to share passwords and other items securely with anyone, even if they don’t use 1Password.

When sharing items, users will receive a unique link that they can provide to their desired recipients. Links can be made available for up to 30 days, upon which they will automatically expire.

You can also limit who is able to view the item shared by requiring recipients to verify their email addresses before they gain access to the password. It is also possible to set a limit to how many times the email can be viewed, making the communication that much more secure.

Here’s a video to show how this works:

When a recipient opens the link in their web browser, they’ll either see a web view of the shared item or they will be asked to input their email address. When they do, they’ll receive an email with a one-time verification code which they must use before they reach that web view.

If you subsequently change the password the person you have shared it with will not be informed, maintaining security.

What 1Password said

In a statement announcing the new tool, 1Password CEO, Jeff Shiner, said: “Having the ability to share passwords and other credentials outside of a business or family has been one of our most highly-requested features, and I’m very excited by today’s launch of Psst! as it helps keep everyone, not just 1Password customers, safe online.”

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He added: “Crossing the 100,000 business customers mark is a clear indication that businesses understand the need to safeguard their passwords and other sensitive information online.”

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