You may have heard some news going around about hashcat, a password cracking tool, that recently increased its ability to guess Master Passwords for 1Password data files. It’s an impressive achievement for hashcat, and it is important to understand what this does and doesn’t mean for 1Password. What you need to know 1Password has not [...]
The net is atwitter with discussion of Jeremi Gosney’s specially crafted machine with 25 GPUs that can test hundreds of billions of passwords per second using hashcat, a password cracking system. Password crackers, like hashcat, look at the cryptographic hashes of user passwords and repeatedly make guesses to try to find a password that works. [...]
John the Ripper, the pre-eminent password cracking tool, is getting ready to take on 1Password. Is 1Password ready? Yes! We have been ready for a long time, but you need to do your part by having a good Master Password. We’ve written many times about how 1Password defends against automated password guessing programs (password crackers). [...]
I am not giving anyone health advice. Instead, I’m going to use the example of the recent LinkedIn breach to talk about hashes and salt. Not the food, but the cryptology. Before you dive into this article, you should certainly review the practical advice that Kelly has posted first. Also Kelly’s article has more information [...]
1Password for iPhone, 1Password for iPad, and 1Password Pro (for both iPhone and iPad) have just been updated to version 3.6.5. All of the changes are behind the scenes, but they include a great security enhancement to how your Master Password is protected. Different versions may become available at different times in different locations, so [...]
We just released 1Password 3.8.11, and this seemingly minor update packs some important security changes under the hood. I’d love to share those with you all. For a quick review, recall that keeping 1Password secure is a process, and one which requires we at AgileBits keep our eyes on the horizon for potential threats to your [...]