1Password Setup and Usage

1Password is a service that will allow you to save and share passwords for your North Way accounts.  With this services, you will create ONE strong password and this password will be used to unlock all your other passwords.  Once unlocked, the 1Password application or browser extension will automatically copy in the saved passwords.  The advantage to this setup is that the passwords copied by the program can be long and complex which increases security.

A bonus perk to our business account is that each user can get the Family account for free.  Take advantage of this offer to increase the security of your family's passwords.  Here are instructions on how to sign up.

https://support.1password.com/link-family/

Account Setup

You will receive an invitation to join the NW 1Password organization account.

1.  Click the link in the invitation email.

2.  Enter your name.

3.  Choose a strong password at least 10 characters long.  This is the one password that will unlock all your others.  If this gets compromised, all your other passwords will be compromised as well.

4.  Press button to create Secret Keys and then download the Emergency Kit PDF file.  Save it to a secure location.  We recommend saving to your personal North Way OneDrive.

1Password App Installation

1.  Navigate to https://1password.com/downloads

2.  Download and install 1Password 8 for your system.

1Password App Usage

Opening

1. The first time you log into 1Password using the app or though a browser, it will ask for your Secret Key.  This can be found on the Emergency Kit PDF you save when you created the account.  Copy/paste this into the appropriate field.  This will only need to be done once for each device/browser.

2.  Enter your 1Password password

Create New Passwords

1.  Click “New Item” in top right of window.

2. Select the appropriate template.  Most times you will choose “Login”

3.  Edit the name of the entry to make it easily searchable.

4.  Add your username

5.  Add or create a new password.  To create a new password, select the password field and choose “Create New Password”

6.  Enter the website for the login.  This will be used by the 1Password Browser extension to know which passwords can be used on which website.  You may enter multiple website URLs.

7.  Verify the new item is being saved to the appropriate vault.  The vault is listed beside the “Save” button.

Edit Existing Passwords

1.  Search for and select your vault entry.

2.  Select “Edit” from the top right.

3.  Make any edits and press “Save”

Searching

1.  Using the top bar in the middle of the window, start typing your search term.

2.  Choose vault entry that matches your search.

Opening Web Pages

1.  Search for and select your vault entry.

2 Hover over the “website” field and click.  Your default browser will open to the URL.  If the user/pass fields are on the page, they will automatically be filled in.

Copying Passwords

1.  Search for and select your vault entry.

2a.  Hover over the “password” field and click.  Your password will be copied to your clipboard.

2b. Click the down carat beside the “password” field and choose “Reveal” or “Show in Large Type” to view the hidden password.

1Password Browser(s) Extension Installation

1.  Navigate to https://1password.com/downloads

2.  Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the install link for each browser you use.

3.  Follow your browser's specific instructions to finish the extension installation

1Password Browser Extension Usage

The beautiful part off the extension is that it will automatically lookup the website you are navigating to.  It will then ask you to use the password from 1Password.  Simple as that!

Opening Web Pages

1.  Navigate to the login page of the website.

2. Click username field and the entries in 1Password will be displayed.

3.  Choose the appropriate one and the user/pass will be entered automatically

Create New Passwords

1.  Navigate to the website and start the sign up process.

2.  Enter your personal information.  When you click the password field, choose “Use Suggested Password”

3. A new window will pop up to save the log in information into 1Passward.  Verify the correct Vault is select, then press Save.

4.  Finish the sign in process.  The next time you come back to this site, your new user/pass will be available to use.