Launched under the name Developer Tools, 1Password declared the new features will help developers easily and securely generate, manage and access secrets in their normal workflows.

Figure. 1. 1Password Security with New Tool Set. SSH Keys

A password manager maker is trying to encourage software developers to adopt more secure secrets management with some new features added to its flagship product.

The tools will also help simplify complex processes and improve security practices to ensure data is protected, without slowing down the development pipeline, it added, as well as provide developers with secure access to the secrets they need wherever they are, regardless of the device they are using.[1]

1Password now includes full support for SSH keys, providing the easiest and most secure way for developers to manage SSH keys and use Git in their daily workflow.

The magic of 1Password has always been making the secure thing to do the easy thing to do. Today I’m thrilled to announce that we’re bringing this magic to development teams everywhere with the all-new 1Password SSH Agent.

In today’s release 1Password can now create new SSH keys, keep them organized, and make them securely available everywhere you need them with just a few clicks. Best of all, each feature was built for developers, by developers, so they fit perfectly in your existing workflows.[2]

“All the hassle of exchanging keys on different machines, adding and removing keys from the agent, entering passphrases from keys, is now just one biometric authentication,” Marcel Kersten, a software Developer at ComLine GmbHd, said in a statement.

A new command line interface, with improved syntax and a new biometric unlock, allows developers to quickly manage secrets, provision users or automate workflows in a terminal without switching from their development tools or manually typing passwords.

“The new 1Password CLI allowed our web development team to save time synchronizing passwords and API keys in a much more secure manner than previously possible,” Craig Haseler, a project manager at TechSource, said in a statement.

“I’d strongly recommend any web development team look into using the 1Password CLI tools to boost security and efficiency,” he added.[3]

References:

1. https://newsdeal.in/1password-encourages-developer-security-with-new-tool-set/
2. https://blog.1password.com/1password-ssh-agent/
3. https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/1password-encourages-developer-security-with-new-tool-set-87449.html

Cite this article:

Sri Vasagi K (2022), 1Password Encourages Developer Security with New Tool Set, Anatechmaz, pp. 190