Password managers
1Password privacy rating
Closed source password manager from AgileBits with end-to-end encrypted sync across desktop, mobile, browser and command-line apps.
Summary
1Password scores 45 out of 100 (grade D) on the password managers criteria. It meets 3 of 11 criteria: tells users about requests, end-to-end encrypted vault and full export. It partly meets no ads or data sales, independent audit, transparency report, TLS configuration and local or self-hosted option. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and security headers. It is based in Canada: Five Eyes member. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade B and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B-.
Score 45 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The privacy policy says 1Password and its marketing partners use cookies and tracking technologies on its websites and products for analytics and advertising.
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Partial
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by subscriptions, but the privacy policy says data shared with marketing partners may count as a sale or sharing of personal information.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Recent penetration test reports are only available through the 1Password Trust Center. The public full reports are older than three years.
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Partial
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
Publishes government request guidelines but no request counts.
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Yes
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
Seeks to notify users before disclosing data unless prohibited by law or where there is risk of harm.
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Yes
End-to-end encrypted vault Weight 3 of 3
Is the vault encrypted on the device before it is synced, with a key the provider does not hold?
Vault data is end-to-end encrypted with keys derived from the account password and Secret Key.
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Partial
Local or self-hosted option Weight 2 of 3
Can the vault be kept locally or on your own server?
Vaults are stored only in the 1Password cloud. Data can be exported.
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Yes
Full export Weight 1 of 3
Can every item be exported in an open format?
Full export to the JSON-based 1PUX format, or CSV for logins and passwords.
Automated tests
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Partial
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B
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No
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B- (65/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.