How to Change Your 1Password Account Password

To change your 1Password master password, sign in to your 1Password account, open Manage Account, and select Change Password. The password that 1Password now calls your account password is the same password used to sign in on the web and unlock 1Password apps.

Before You Change Your Password

Before you change your 1Password account password, make sure you can sign in and know your current account password. You may also need your account email address, Secret Key, and a two-factor authentication code if your account requires one.

A Secret Key is a unique account credential that works with your account password to protect your 1Password data. Changing the account password does not normally change the Secret Key.

Complete the change on a trusted device and avoid a shared or public computer. Keep another device signed in until you confirm that the new password works. If the account belongs to an employer or another organization, check whether its password policy or single sign-on setup controls how you sign in.

Have a secure place ready for the updated Emergency Kit. The Emergency Kit is a document containing important account details, including the Secret Key; it should be kept private.

How to Change Your 1Password Master Password

Use the official account interface when you want to change your 1Password master password. Do not change a saved Login item and expect that edit to change the password protecting the account.

1. Open {site} and sign in to your 1Password account.
2. Select your name in the upper-right corner.
3. Select Manage Account.
4. Select Change Password.
5. Enter the requested current account password and the new account password, then follow the prompts to confirm the change.
6. Prepare a new copy of your Emergency Kit and record the new account password in the designated field if you choose to keep a completed copy.
7. Before closing your signed-in session, confirm that the change was accepted.

These are the steps for how to change a 1Password account password through the official web account. An organization using single sign-on may require users to manage their sign-in credentials through its identity provider instead.

Do You Need to Change the Password on Each Device?

A 1Password master password change applies to the account, so you do not create a different new password for every app or browser. However, each signed-in device may need the new password or updated account credentials when it next connects, locks, or asks you to authenticate.

• In current 1Password apps and browser integrations, enter the new account password when prompted.
• If an app continues accepting the old password temporarily, it may be unlocking locally stored data that has not synchronized. That does not mean the web account still uses the old password.
• In 1Password 7 for Windows, unlock the app with the old password, select the red authentication-error banner, and sign in with the new password to finish the change.
• If account recovery issued a new Secret Key, sign in again on each device with the new account credentials.

After you update the 1Password master password, test access on devices one at a time. Do not remove a working account or erase local data merely because one device has not synchronized.

What If You Forgot Your Current Password?

You cannot perform the normal 1Password master password change without access to the account. First check for typing errors, the wrong keyboard layout, unintended spaces, or confusion between passwords for multiple 1Password accounts. If another device still unlocks with biometrics or the previous password, keep that device accessible while reviewing the official recovery choices.

The available way to reset a 1Password master password depends on the account:

• For an individual account, use a recovery code if you generated one earlier. From the sign-in screen, choose Having trouble signing in?, select Use Recovery Code, and complete the email verification process.
• For a family account, a family organizer may be able to begin account recovery. Family members may also use a recovery code they previously generated.
• For a team or business account, an administrator, owner, or another person with recovery permission may be able to begin recovery.
• For an organization using single sign-on, follow the organization’s identity-provider and administrator procedures.

Recovery can require you to choose a new account password, receive a new Secret Key, save a new Emergency Kit, and sign in again on your devices. 1Password Support cannot view or disclose your existing account password.

What If the New 1Password Password Does Not Work?

If the new 1Password account password is rejected, first test it in the web account rather than relying only on an app that may be unlocking local data.

1. Check uppercase and lowercase letters, spaces, special characters, and the active keyboard language.
2. Confirm that you are using the email address and sign-in details for the correct 1Password account.
3. Type the password in a private, visible text field on your own device to check it, then remove the text immediately. Do not do this on a shared device.
4. Restart or update the affected 1Password app, reconnect it to the internet, and enter the new password when prompted.
5. If only one device fails, preserve access on working devices and use the app’s diagnostic or support option.

If the web account accepts the new password but an app does not, the problem is likely limited to that device or its synchronization state. If no device accepts the new password, use the official recovery options or contact 1Password Support through {site}. Never send Support your password, Secret Key, recovery code, or Emergency Kit.

How Should You Protect Your New Password?

Choose a new 1Password account password that is unique, long, and difficult for someone else to guess. Do not reuse a password from email, banking, social media, work, or any other account.

• Use a memorable combination of unrelated words or another strong, randomly created password.
• Avoid names, birthdays, addresses, repeated patterns, and small changes to the old password.
• Keep the password and Emergency Kit in secure locations that other people cannot access.
• Do not share the account password, Secret Key, recovery code, or verification codes by email, text, phone, or chat.
• Consider enabling the account’s available two-factor authentication protection.
• Update the password promptly if you entered it on an untrusted device or believe someone else learned it.