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1Password stores more personal data than most password managers, but only some of that data is available for form filling. It handles password capture and playback well, but differently from browser to browser. It's good, but you can get the same functionality from popular free tools.

1Password for Windows : Main Window

1Password's main window lists password logins, personal data for form-filling, and other categories of secured data. The list of logins automatically rates password strength for each saved site.

1Password for Windows : Master Password Rating

As you enter the master password that secures all your other passwords, 1Password rates what you've typed as terrible, weak, fair, good, excellent, or fantastic. Your best bet for safety is to use a fantastic password.

1Password for Windows : Automatic Lock

1Password automatically locks down your data after 20 minutes of inactivity, or the interval you define. It can also lock when the screen saver kicks in, or when the computer is locked.

1Password for Windows : Folder View

You can organize your saved logins and other entries into folders, and even create a multi-level folder structure.

1Password for Windows : Save Credentials in IE

When 1Password detects that you're entering login credentials, it offers to save them for you. In Internet Explorer, it does so using a popup window. Note that you can assign the login to an existing folder at this time.

1Password for Windows : Choose from Menu in IE

Clicking the 1Password toolbar button in Internet Explorer brings up this popup window. From here you can open a menu of available logins, organized using the folder structure you defined in the main window.

1Password for Windows : Save Credentials in Firefox

1Password also integrates with Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. The mechanism for saving credentials in Firefox is completely different from in IE, with no option to assign the popup to a folder.

1Password for Windows : Choose from Menu in Firefox

The process of selecting and logging in to an existing saved site is also different in Firefox than in IE. The Firefox implementation presents a simple sorted list of logins, without any folder structure.

1Password for Windows : Password Generator in IE

1Password's password generator lets you choose password length and specify how many of the characters will be digits or symbols; it does not distinguish uppercase and lowercase characters the way some do.

1Password for Windows : Password Generator in Firefox

The Firefox version of the password generator lets you choose whether to permit repeated characters and whether to avoid ambiguous characters, just like the IE version. In addition, it includes an option to create pronounceable passwords.

1Password for Windows : Import from CSV

1Password can import comma separates value files exported by other password managers. This simple form lets you match up the file's data columns with 1Password's own fields.

1Password for Windows : Identity Data

You can create one or more sets of identity data, for use in filling Web forms.

1Password for Windows : Wallet Items

Wallet items include credit cards, bank accounts, identity documents, and even hunting licenses. You can use these to fill forms as appropriate.

1Password for Windows : Credit Card

The entry forms for wallet items include full details. For example, in addition to the card number, expiry date, and CCV, the credit card form lets you fill in the issuing bank, the bank's phone numbers, and the website for contact.

1Password for Windows : General Preferences

The most important choice on the general preferences tab is what the program should do when you double-click an item. It can either open the item for editing, or open it in the browser of your choice.

1Password for Windows : Security Preferences

In addition to configuring the product's auto-lock settings, the security preferences page lets you enforce rules for clearing sensitive data from the clipboard.

1Password for Windows : Browser Preferences

1Password supports Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. From the browser preferences page you can install plug-ins for whichever browsers 1Password detects.

1Password for Windows : 1Password Anywhere Login

If you want to use your 1Password data on multiple devices, you can move it to DropBox or another online location and use the 1Password Anywhere feature for remote access. Here I've simply opened the local database in 1Password Anywhere.

1Password for Windows : 1Password Anywhere

Once you've logged into 1Password Anywhere, you have full access to your logins and other personal data. Note, though, that it displays logins as a simple sorted list, without taking advantage of the folder structure you may have defined.

1Password for Windows