Deploy 1Password in the browser

If you’re an administrator, you can deploy 1Password in the browser across your organization. Use these steps to deploy 1Password in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.

Mac

On a Mac, you can use JSON to deploy 1Password in the browser for your team:

Chrome

1. Open your text editor and create a new file. Enter the following line:

    { "external_update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx" }
   

2. Save the file as aeblfdkhhhdcdjpifhhbdiojplfjncoa.json in one of the following locations:

   • Current user:

       ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/External Extensions/
     

   • All users:

       /Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/External Extensions/
     

To verify that 1Password is installed, open Chrome, click the Chrome menu   in the toolbar, and choose Extensions > Manage Extensions.

Firefox

1. Open the Applications folder, right-click Firefox and choose Show Package Contents.

2. In the Contents > Resources folder, create a new folder called distribution.

3. Save the following in a file called policies.json:

    {"policies":{"ExtensionSettings":{"*":{"blocked_install_message":"Custom error message.","install_sources":["about:addons","https://addons.mozilla.org/"],"installation_mode":"allowed","allowed_types":["extension"]},"{d634138d-c276-4fc8-924b-40a0ea21d284}":{"installation_mode":"force_installed","install_url":"https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/1password-x-password-manager/latest.xpi"}}}}
   

To verify that 1Password is installed, open Firefox, click the Firefox menu in the toolbar, and choose Add-ons.

Edge

1. Open your text editor and create a new file. Enter the following line:

    { "external_update_url": "https://edge.microsoft.com/extensionwebstorebase/v1/crx"}
   

2. Save the file as dppgmdbiimibapkepcbdbmkaabgiofem.json in one of the following locations:

   • Current user:

       ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/External Extensions/
     

   • All users:

       /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Edge/External Extensions/
     

To verify that 1Password is installed, open Edge, click the Edge menu in the toolbar, and choose Extensions.

Safari

You can deploy 1Password for Safari to your team using your mobile device management (MDM) solution. Learn how to distribute managed apps to your Apple devices.

Windows

On Windows, there are three ways to deploy 1Password in the browser for your team:

• If your team uses Windows Pro or Enterprise, use Group Policy Objects (GPO).
• If your team uses Intune, create policies to manage extension installation.
• If neither of the above options are available, use the Windows registry.

Group Policy Objects

Chrome

1. In Chrome, download and extract the Google Chrome Enterprise templates to your computer.

2. Open the templates folder and choose Configuration > admx. Copy all the admx files to the following location:

    C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions
   

3. In Configuration > admx folder, open the policies folder of your language. Copy the adml files to the following location:

    C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\(your language)
   

4. Press the Windows logo key   + R and enter the following line to open Group Policy Management:

    gpmc.msc
   

5. In the Group Policy Management sidebar, click Google > Google Chrome > Extensions and choose Configure the list of force-installed apps and extensions.

6. Click Edit > Show in the menu bar to edit the policy setting. Choose Enabled and click Edit.

7. Enter the following line in the Value field:

    aeblfdkhhhdcdjpifhhbdiojplfjncoa;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
   

8. Click Apply > OK to apply the changes.

9. Click File > Save Policies in the menu bar to save the policy.

To verify that 1Password is installed, open Chrome, click the Chrome menu   in the toolbar, and choose Extensions > Manage Extensions.

Firefox

1. In Firefox, download the latest policy templates to your computer.

2. Open the policy_templates folder and choose windows. Save the firefox.admx file to the following location:

    C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions
   

3. Open the template folder for your language and save the firefox.adml file to the following location:

    C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\(your language)
   

4. Press the Windows logo key   + R and enter the following line to open Group Policy Management:

    gpmc.msc
   

5. Create a new group policy object for 1Password. Right-click the GPO and choose Edit to open the Group Policy Management Editor.

6. Click Administrative Templates > Firefox > Extensions. Right-click Extensions to Install and choose Edit.

7. Click Enable and Show and enter the following line in the Value field:

    https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/1password-x-password-manager/latest.xpi
   

To verify that 1Password is installed, open Firefox, click the Firefox menu in the toolbar, and choose Add-ons.

Edge

1. In Edge, select your browser version, build, and platform. Then click Get Policy Files to download the latest policy templates to your computer.

2. Open the cabinet file, right-click MicrosoftEdgePolicyTemplates, and click Extract.

3. Open the extracted folder, then navigate to Windows > admx. Copy all the admx files to the following location:

    C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions
   

4. Go back to the Windows > admx folder and open the policies folder for your language. Copy the adml files to the following location:

    C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\(your language)
   

5. Press the Windows logo key   + R and enter the following line to open the Group Policy Editor:

    gpedit.msc
   

6. In the sidebar, click Administrative Templates > Microsoft Edge > Extensions.

7. Double click Control which extensions are installed silently.

8. Click Enabled, then in the Options section, click Show.

9. Enter the following line in the Value field:

    dppgmdbiimibapkepcbdbmkaabgiofem;https://edge.microsoft.com/extensionwebstorebase/v1/crx
   

10. Click Apply, then click OK to apply the changes.

To verify that 1Password is installed, open Edge, click the Edge menu in the toolbar, and choose Extensions.

Intune

Chrome

1. In Intune , click Devices > Configuration profiles.
2. Click Create profile and choose the following options:
   • Platform: Windows 10 or Later
   • Profile Type: Templates
3. Choose Administrative Templates, then click Create.
4. Add an appropriate name, such as “Force Install 1Password in Chrome”, then click Next.
5. Select User Configuration on the left, then click Google > Google Chrome > Extensions.
6. Choose Configure the list of force-installed apps and extensions.
7. Click Enabled, then enter: aeblfdkhhhdcdjpifhhbdiojplfjncoa;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx

To verify that 1Password is installed, open Chrome, click the Chrome menu   in the toolbar, and choose Extensions > Manage Extensions.

Firefox

1. Download the latest policy templates to your computer.
2. Extract the policy_templates_vX.X archive, then navigate to the windows folder and open firefox.admx in your text editor.
3. In Intune , click Devices > Configuration profiles.
4. Click Create profile and choose the following options:
   • Platform: Windows 10 or Later
   • Profile Type: Templates
5. Choose Custom, then click Create.
6. Add an appropriate name, such as “Force Install 1Password in Firefox”, then click Next.
7. Click Add, enter the following details into the appropriate fields, and click Save:
   • Name: Firefox – ADMX
   • OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/ConfigOperations/ADMXInstall/Firefox/Policy/FirefoxAdmx
   • Data type: String
   • Value: Copy the contents of the firefox.admx file in your text editor, then paste it in this field.
8. Click Add, enter the following details into the appropriate fields, and click Save:
   • Name: Firefox – ADMX – Extensions_Install
   • OMA-URI:./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox~Extensions/Extensions_Install
   • Data type: String
   • Value:

     <enabled/>
     <data id="Extensions" value="1&#xF000;https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/1password-x-password-manager/latest.xpi"/>
     

To verify that 1Password is installed, open Firefox, click the Firefox menu in the toolbar, and choose Add-ons.

Edge

1. In Intune, create a profile for Edge.
2. In “Configuration settings”, choose User Configuration.
3. Choose Microsoft Edge > Extensions, then turn on Control which extensions are installed silently.
4. Enter dppgmdbiimibapkepcbdbmkaabgiofem as the extension ID for 1Password.

To verify that 1Password is installed, open Edge, click the Edge menu in the toolbar, and choose Extensions.

Windows registry

Chrome

1. Press the Windows logo key   + R and enter “regedit”.

2. In the address bar, enter the following path for your computer:

   • Win 32: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\Chrome\Extensions
   • Win 64: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Google\Chrome\Extensions

   If you don't see Extensions, click Edit in the menu bar, choose New > Key, and create a new key called Extensions.

3. Click Edit in the menu bar and choose New > Key. Create a new key called aeblfdkhhhdcdjpifhhbdiojplfjncoa.

4. Click Edit in the menu bar and choose New > String Value. Create a new string value called update_url.

5. Right-click the update_url string value, choose Modify, and enter the following line in the “Value date” field:

    https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
   

To verify that 1Password is installed, open Chrome, click the Chrome menu   in the toolbar, and choose Extensions > Manage Extensions.

Firefox

1. Open File Explorer and enter the following path:

   %ProgramFiles%\Mozilla Firefox
   

2. In the Mozilla Firefox folder, create a new folder called distribution.

3. Save the following in a file called policies.json:

    {"policies":{"ExtensionSettings":{"*":{"blocked_install_message":"Custom error message.","install_sources":["about:addons","https://addons.mozilla.org/"],"installation_mode":"allowed","allowed_types":["extension"]},"{d634138d-c276-4fc8-924b-40a0ea21d284}":{"installation_mode":"force_installed","install_url":"https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/1password-x-password-manager/latest.xpi"}}}}
   

To verify that 1Password is installed, open Firefox, click the Firefox menu in the toolbar, and choose Add-ons.

Edge

1. Press the Windows logo key   + R and enter “regedit”.

2. In the address bar, enter the following path for your computer:

   • Win 32: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Edge\Extensions
   • Win 64: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Edge\Extensions

   If you don't see Extensions, click Edit in the menu bar, choose New > Key, and create a new key called Extensions.

3. Click Edit in the menu bar and choose New > Key. Create a new key called dppgmdbiimibapkepcbdbmkaabgiofem.

4. Click Edit in the menu bar and choose New > String Value. Create a string value called update_url.

5. Right-click the update_url string value, choose Modify, and enter the following line in the “Value date” field:

    https://edge.microsoft.com/extensionwebstorebase/v1/crx
   

To verify that 1Password is installed, open Edge, click the Edge menu in the toolbar, and choose Extensions.

Linux

On Linux, you can use JSON to deploy 1Password in the browser for your team:

Chrome

1. Open your text editor and create a new file. Enter the following line:

    { "external_update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx" }
   

2. Save the file as aeblfdkhhhdcdjpifhhbdiojplfjncoa.json in one of the following locations:

   • Current user:

       /opt/google/chrome/extensions/
     

   • All users:

       /usr/share/google-chrome/extensions/
     

To verify that 1Password is installed, open Chrome, click the Chrome menu   in the toolbar, and choose Extensions > Manage Extensions.

Firefox

1. Navigate to usr/lib/firefox/distribution. If you don’t see a distribution folder, create one.

   If there is no firefox folder in usr/lib run whereis firefox in the terminal to find the correct filepath.

2. Save the following in a file called policies.json:

    {"policies":{"ExtensionSettings":{"*":{"blocked_install_message":"Custom error message.","install_sources":["about:addons","https://addons.mozilla.org/"],"installation_mode":"allowed","allowed_types":["extension"]},"{d634138d-c276-4fc8-924b-40a0ea21d284}":{"installation_mode":"force_installed","install_url":"https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/1password-x-password-manager/latest.xpi"}}}}
   

To verify that 1Password is installed, open Firefox, click the Firefox menu in the toolbar, and choose Add-ons.

Edge

1. Open your text editor and create a new file. Enter the following line:

    { "external_update_url": "https://edge.microsoft.com/extensionwebstorebase/v1/crx"}
   

2. Save the file as dppgmdbiimibapkepcbdbmkaabgiofem.json in one of the following locations:

   • Current user:

       ~/.config/microsoft-edge/External Extensions/
     

   • All users:

       /usr/share/microsoft-edge/extensions/
     

To verify that 1Password is installed, open Edge, click the Edge menu in the toolbar, and choose Extensions.

Next steps

• Turn off the built-in password manager in a browser on multiple computers
• Get to know 1Password in your browser
• Deploy 1Password for Mac and Windows