Automated login for websites using BioPassword Flash login

Jim Sifferle

I have just purchased the Mac/Windows 1Password bundle. My primary banking website uses a BioPassword Flash authentication module which doesn't appear to work with 1Password. The Flash module appears to only allow direct keyboard input, not copy/paste or any other form of automated login. What can I do within 1Password to support access to this site? If nothing else, what's the best workflow to open 1Password and view the login credentials when I go to the site?



Thanks,



Jim

brenty

[quote name='Jim Sifferle' timestamp='1303365003' post='25286']

I have just purchased the Mac/Windows 1Password bundle. My primary banking website uses a BioPassword Flash authentication module which doesn't appear to work with 1Password. The Flash module appears to only allow direct keyboard input, not copy/paste or any other form of automated login. What can I do within 1Password to support access to this site? If nothing else, what's the best workflow to open 1Password and view the login credentials when I go to the site?



Thanks,



Jim

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Hiya, Jim! Welcome to the forums! <img src='http://forum.agile.ws/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />



Unfortunately, where AutoFill fails, the fallback is good old copy & paste. If your bank's site is using Flash and does not permit either of these I am afraid 1Password is powerless in this situation[sup]1[/sup]. I am sorry that I do not have better news. <img src='http://forum.agile.ws/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' />



This sort of thing really rubs me the wrong way as a customer, though, when services do this sort of thing. First of all, it encourages people to use short, easy-to-remember (and easy-to-guess) passwords, since they have to recalls them and type them in manually each time. Second, Flash is notoriously insecure, and, while I have certainly encountered sites that use it on their login page, the idea of a site as sensitive as a financial institution disturbs me greatly.



If you don't have much of a choice as far as who you do your banking with, I would strongly suggest you use [url="http://www.google.com/chrome/"]Google Chrome[/url] as your web browser. Each tab is [url="http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/more/security.html"]sandboxed[/url], so that a crash or exploit in one cannot affect the others. And it updates automatically and comes with its own integrated Flash player, so that you will always be up-to-date with the latest security fixes without having to deliberately "keep up."



Again, I am sorry that I don't have a better solution for you, but hopefully this will be helpful at least. If there is anything else we can do for you, just let us know. <img src='http://forum.agile.ws/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />



[sup]1[/sup] At least on the Mac. One of the coolest features the Windows version of 1Password has is [url="http://help.agile.ws/1Password_Windows/auto-type.html"]AutoType[/url]. You may have better luck with this. We hope to add this to the Mac version as well in the future.