Introduction to 1Password for Mac

Rod Hardman, Oakville Amateur

Radio Club Feb 2015

Outline• Why password managers are important

• Techniques for creating strong passwords

• Introduction to 1Password for Mac

• A fearless Demo

• Your questions

Why password managers are important

a great source

Step One: Use Strong,

Unique Passwords

for EACH Site

Your (Master) Password should be:

• Unique • Easy to remember

Diceware passwordshttp://xkcd.com/936/

Why I love 1Password

Multi Platform Support, 1 Vault

• Tamper-proof Authenticated Encryption• AES-256 using Encrypt-then-MAC• Decrypted data is never written to disk• GPU resistant PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA512

Share a Vault with Family, Friends… Or your Radio Club!

Browser Plug Ins Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and Opera

Strong Password Generator

Don't stop with Logins…

1Password can store lots of sensitive “Stuff”

Where do I begin?• Clean up your Bookmarks

• Sort out the sites you actually use / Log into

• Buy and Install 1Password

• Set up a GOOD master password

• Systematically go to all of your important sites and update your password

a fearless demo

Thanks for listening!

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