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How 1Password calculates password strength

by Julie Feb 2, 2016

Password strength is a big deal. It is in fact one of the biggest deals. That’s why the Security Audit feature in 1Password pinpoints your weak passwords, so that you can go through and change them at your earliest convenience. But how does the strength meter actually calculate the strength of your password? What makes a password strong or weak? A …

More Watchtower, still no watching

by Jeffrey Goldberg Jan 28, 2016

Watchtower tells you when a site has been compromised without telling us which sites you have in your 1Password vault.

When back doors go bad: Mind your Ps and Qs

by Jeffrey Goldberg Jan 21, 2016

This is going to be a long and technical article, but the point can be stated more simply:

1Password and your browsing habits: What we don't know can't hurt you

by Jeffrey Goldberg Dec 3, 2015

Back doors are bad for security architecture

by Jeffrey Goldberg Jun 17, 2015

Back doors into security systems weaken security. For everyone. This remains true despite wishful thinking on the part of those who may advocate back doors.

1Password inter-process communication: a discussion

by Jeffrey Goldberg Jun 15, 2015

Wherein we discuss how 1Password protects inter-process communication in the face of cross-app resource access (XARA) attacks.