Getting Started
Installing
1Password touch can be installed directly from the iTunes App Store. All it takes is a simple download on your Mac, PC, iPhone, or iPod touch.
Launching 1Password touch for the first time
The first time you run 1Password touch, a Welcome Screen will prompt you to setup an Unlock Code and a Master Password. If you use 1Password for Mac, you can use the same Master Password, though we recommend using a different one for the sake of security.
Step 1: Create an Access Code
Like your ATM pin code, you will use a four-digit Access Code to unlock 1Password touch each time you launch it. Don’t make it something obvious, and be sure not to forget it! If you forget your Access Code, you will be locked out of 1Password touch, and we cannot help you recover it! If we had some kind of backdoor to help you recover your passwords, malicious hackers could probably find a way to exploit it, and no one wants that.
Step 2: Create a Master Password
The Master Password is used to protect items marked as “High Security,” and should be a more complex mix of letters, numbers, and special characters. Make it tough; not a phrase or special date. It is the “one password” (see what we did there?) you have to remember to access all your other passwords, so make it a good one! But just like the Access Code, we cannot help you recover your Master Password if you forget it.
Adding Data
Once you setup your Access Code and Master Password, you will see the Add screen:
This is where you can start adding new items to your 1Password data file like website Logins, Account passwords for IM, email, and iTunes, Secure Notes, Software licenses for the other apps you own, and Wallet items like bank accounts and credit cards. Tap one of the item types to begin adding its details, and fill in all the relevant information you want.
At the bottom of each item is the Master Password Protection switch. As its name suggests, enabling this switch turns on High Security, which encrypts and protects the item with your Master Password in addition to your Access Code for an extra layer of security. Each time you start 1Password touch and enter your Access Code, you will need to enter your Master Password to view the first High Security item for that session.
Note: All items created in 1Password for Mac have High Security enabled by default.
Syncing With Your Mac
If you are using 1Password on Mac, you would probably prefer to sync over all of your existing information first. See the Sync 1Password for Mac with 1Password for iPhone tutorial for details.
Using Logins
After you add your data, you can use the Logins view to see all your Logins. Note that the titles and domains of each item are visible with just the Access Code. The Master Password is only needed when viewing the details of a protected item, including its actual password. You can only view the details of the protected item once the correct Master Password is entered.
Clicking the arrow beside the web address will open the site in a built-in 1Password touch browser and automatically enter your login details.
Why we employ an Access Code and Master Password
Unlike the Mac version of 1Password, the iPhone/iPod touch application will be constantly closed and opened throughout the day. Not only is the device turned off frequently (i.e. placed in your pocket) but only one application can run at a time, so 1Password will be constantly closed and opened as you multitask.
Because of this unique usage pattern we did not want to require a Master Password every time 1Password was opened. Since you will often be accessing “less important” login details like Forum logins, Digg accounts, etc, we use an Access Code to open 1Password. The Access Code is a 4 digit number that allows you to quickly open 1Password without entering your full Master Password. Since the Access Code is short and only contains digits it can be entered very quickly, but as a consequence items protected only by the Access Code are not as secure as items that are also protected with a longer Master Password.
For items that require a higher level of security, such as bank accounts, a real password is needed to keep your data safe and secure. These types of accounts are used less frequently, but are more important, so we require a full Master Password to unlock them.
You can enable the “high security” option on each of your 1Password items to protected them with your Master Password. The choice is yours.