Thankyou Ronni Shayne and Paul I think many of us would now have a greater understanding of some issues surrounding 1Password etc. See you tomorrow. Cheers John
On 11/12/2010, at 8:26 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hello Paul, > > I was shocked and disappointed with your 'knee-jerk' reaction to Shayne's > accurate and factual reply. > > Shayne did not have to take the time to reply to WAMUG list and possibly > diffuse a panic that your reply might have given people who don't understand > security issues. > > A little research on your part before replying, to find out just how secure > 1Password is and also what Little Snitch does & doesn't do (& how to > understand, use & control Little Snitch), would have been more appropriate. > > 1Password uses 128-bit keys for encryption, which means that it would take > millions of years for a criminal to decrypt your data using a brute force > attack. > Your data is encrypted using AES, the same state-of-the-art encryption > algorithm used as the national standard in the United States. > > <http://help.agile.ws/1Password3/agile_keychain_design.html> > > The Agile Web Solutions developers are working on a new release of 1Password > (1Password 4). Their arm is to make 1Password as easy as possible to securely > and reliably sync 1Password data. > > Ronni > > On 10/12/2010, at 11:06 PM, S Beach wrote: > >> Hi Paul >> >> I appreciate and respect your caution, particularly in relation to matters >> of personal security. My response was not intended to be critical; if >> anything a little lighthearted. >> I simply wanted to make the point that the response from Agile support was a >> fair and reasonable explanation and response to his concerns. >> I thought that your "very disturbing" comment was a bit unfair however I now >> notice that your email was actually before John's second email so you were >> commenting without the benefit of seeing the explanation given by the >> support person. >> >> I apologise if my response seemed harsh or offensive. >> >> Regards >> >> Shayne >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 10:02 PM, Paul Weaver <pwea...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >> Well then, good luck to you. PW. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "S Beach" <sbscr...@gmail.com> >> To: "WAMUG Mailing List" <wamug@wamug.org.au> >> Sent: Friday, 10 December, 2010 8:06:41 PM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / >> Hong Kong / Urumqi >> Subject: Re: 1Password >> >> Don't panic Mr Mannering! (Nods to the old "Dad's Army" series of yesteryear) >> >> Actually Paul it is not disturbing really. The second reply that John got >> from Agile support is a reasonable explanation of why he is getting warning >> messages from Little Snitch. It is simply advising him what the >> 1PasswordThumbs process is doing. And the response from support gives a >> logical explanation of why the process is doing it. >> >> As they say: >> "This thumbnail capability can be turned off in 1Password's Preferences, but >> it's perfectly expected that 1PasswordAgent will "get the attention" of >> Little Snitch. Because the sites it wants to access are the same ones (and >> just as varied) as you use in your browser, it's simplest to tell Little >> Snitch to always "Allow any connections", otherwise you'll be prompted for >> each one (your choice of course!)." >> >> Nothing to panic about there. >> >> Regards >> >> Shayne Beach >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 5:26 PM, Paul Weaver <pwea...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >> >> The experience John has reported is very disturbing. I'm glad I didn't join >> the rush. >> >> Paul. >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
