Disallow all syncing/backups

Books

Is there anyway in the new iPassword 4 app to disallow any type of syncing/backing up of passwords for maximum security?

Carl

Turn Sync Off ???



Settings >> Sync >> OFF, OFF, OFF

roustem

Hi Books,



Carl answered your questions about turning off the sync. In addition to that you can also open the Settings.app and select iCloud > Storage & Backup > Manage Storage > onepassword > Edit > Delete All. This will remove the data from iCloud if you have any.



You mentioned "for maximum security" in your message. In my experience, you absolutely need backups for security. Most of the people lose their data not because it is stolen but because they did not have a backup.

thightower

[quote name='roustem' timestamp='1355676765' post='65597'] Most of the people lose their data not because it is stolen but because they did not have a backup.

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Not like i need to second you Roustem but, yep this is my experience as well they did not have proper backups.

Carl

Actually I think the above text should read "[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Most of the people lose their data because NOT BECAUSE it is stolen but because they did not have a backup."[/font][/color]



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thightower

Always the keen eye Carl



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khad

When people think about data security they mostly think about keeping their data secret, but along with data[b] confidentiality[/b] there are two other very important kinds of data security. One is data[b] integrity[/b] which means that no one can accidentally or maliciously modify your data. The third kind is data[b] availability[/b]. When security specialists talk about “CIA” they are talking about Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.



“[b]Availability[/b]” means that you have access to your data when you need it. For the data that we are talking about the threats to availability are rarely malicious. To throw out even more jargon, a malicious attack on availability would be a “Denial of Service” attack, but we'll focus on the more realistic threats to availability, some of which we see during the course of our customer support. Before you bail on reading this post, take a moment to imagine what would happen if you suddenly lost access to your 1Password data.



One threat to availability, about which we can do very little, is when people forget their master password. As we describe in our user guide, [url="http://help.agilebits.com/1Password3/forgot_password.html"]there is no back door[/url], nor are there any secrets that we hold which would make password recovery easier. This is one of those trade-offs in security: In the interest of maintaining better confidentiality of your data, there is no mechanism to decrypt your data without the master password. But that is a topic for another thread. <img src='http://forum.agilebits.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />



One of the most heart breaking losses of availability that we see coming into customer support is either due to disk/device failures or accidental removal of 1Password data. The solution is, of course, to maintain good backups before the data loss occurs.



Just as the old adage about motorcycle riders and accidents, there are two kinds of computer users. Those who have experienced a catastrophic disk failure (or a lost iPhone) and those who will. Disks and disk controllers do fail. Computers get lost or stolen, and accidental removal of data do happen. Application cleaners, such as CleanMyMac or AppZapper, are the most common culprit for unintended removal of 1Password data on the Mac, but we've heard stories of users (or their children) accidentally removing 1Password from iOS devices as well. Good backups are the only way to prepare for such events.



Stay safe out there!