If you’re an administrator in 1Password Teams or 1Password Business, you can use mobile device management (MDM) to enforce stricter controls for employees who use 1Password on their devices. You can use these settings to configure 1Password using your MDM solution.
The preference domain for 1Password 8 for Mac is com.1password.1password. These settings must be applied using MDM and cannot be set manually using the defaults command.
Download a sample .mobileconfig profile.
General
These settings allow you to control basic options for the 1Password app.
| Setting | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Start at login | app.startAtLogin | Boolean |
| Save new items in [vault]* | app.defaultVaultForSaving | String |
| Submit automatically with Universal Autofill | security.autofill.autosubmit | Boolean |
* If this string is left empty, 1Password will suggest a vault.
Security
These settings affect how a team member unlocks 1Password and uses data in it.
| Setting | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Enforce Touch ID | security.authenticatedUnlock.appleTouchId | Boolean |
| Enforce Apple Watch Unlock | security.authenticatedUnlock.appleWatchUnlock | Boolean |
| Set the password requirement timeframe* | security.authenticatedUnlock.requireAccountPasswordAfter | String |
| Set auto-lock timeout† (in minutes) | security.autolock.minutes | Integer |
| Lock on sleep, screensaver, or switching users | security.autolock.onDeviceLock | Boolean |
| Lock when main window is closed | security.autolock.onWindowClose | Boolean |
| Allow 1Password to prevent your device from sleeping | security.blockSleepEnabled | Boolean |
| Remove copied information and one-time passwords after 90 seconds | security.clipboard.clearAfter | Boolean |
| Use Universal Clipboard to copy to other devices | security.deviceClipboardSharing | Boolean |
| Always show passwords and full credit card numbers | security.revealPasswords | Boolean |
| Always show Wi-Fi QR codes | security.revealWifiQrCodes | Boolean |
* The allowed values are "one-day", "two-weeks", "thirty-days", and "never". Each value must be enclosed in quotation marks, as shown here.
† You can choose a number from 1 to 1440 (1 day).
Privacy
These settings allow you to manage settings related to privacy and Watchtower.
| Setting | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Show app and website icons | privacy.downloadRichIcons | Boolean |
| Check for compromised websites | privacy.checkCompromisedWebsites | Boolean |
| Check for vulnerable passwords | privacy.checkHibp | Boolean |
| Check for two-factor authentication | privacy.checkMfa | Boolean |
| Check for passkeys | privacy.checkPasskeys | Boolean |
Browsers
These settings allow you to control how 1Password connects with browsers.
| Setting | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Allow connecting to a custom browser | browsers.other-trusted-apps.enabled | Boolean |
Updates
Important
These settings can only be controlled if you deploy or install 1Password with the 1Password.app installer. If you use the PKG installer, you can monitor updates and deploy them with your MDM solution.
These settings allow you to manage 1Password updates.
| Setting | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Automatically check for updates | updates.autoUpdate | Boolean |
| Set release channel* | updates.updateChannel | String |
* The allowed values are PRODUCTION, BETA, and NIGHTLY.
Authentication
These settings allow you to control the process of signing into the 1Password app.
| Setting | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Set a default sign-in address* | authentication.defaultDomain | String |
| Enforce the default sign-in address† | authentication.enforceDomain | Boolean |
* Use the following structure for the sign-in address: domain.1password.com. The scheme (https://) shouldn't be included.
† To use this setting, you must set a sign-in address for the authentication.defaultDomain setting.
Important
To control these settings, you must first register 1Password for Windows as a managed installation across your team member’s PCs.
The registry key for 1Password 8 for Windows is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Agilebits Inc.\1Password\Policy. You can deploy values to this path to manage settings.
- For a string, use a
REG_SZvalue. - For an integer, use a
QWORDvalue. - For a boolean, use a
DWORDvalue.For false, set the value data to
0. For true, set the value data to a non-zero number.
General
These settings allow you to control basic options for the 1Password app.
| Setting | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Show the main app window at login* | app.openAppOnStartup | Boolean |
| Save new items in [vault]† | app.defaultVaultForSaving | String |
| Allow the use of Auto-Type | app.autoTypeEnabled | Boolean |
| Submit automatically with Auto-Type | security.autofill.autosubmit | Boolean |
* To control this setting, 1Password must be turned on in Windows Settings > Apps > Startup.
† If this string is left empty, 1Password will suggest a vault.
Security
These settings affect how a team member unlocks 1Password and uses data in it.
| Setting | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Set the password requirement timeframe* | security.authenticatedUnlock.requireAccountPasswordAfter | String |
| Set auto-lock timeout† (in minutes) | security.autolock.minutes | Integer |
| Lock on sleep, screensaver, or switching users | security.autolock.onDeviceLock | Boolean |
| Lock when main window is closed | security.autolock.onWindowClose | Boolean |
| Allow 1Password to prevent your device from sleeping | security.blockSleepEnabled | Boolean |
| Remove copied information and one-time passwords after 90 seconds | security.clipboard.clearAfter | Boolean |
| Always show passwords and full credit card numbers | security.revealPasswords | Boolean |
| Always show Wi-Fi QR codes | security.revealWifiQrCodes | Boolean |
* The allowed values are "one-day", "two-weeks", "thirty-days", and "never". Each value must be enclosed in quotation marks, as shown here.
† You can choose a number from 1 to 1440 (1 day).
Privacy
These settings allow you to manage settings related to privacy and Watchtower.
| Setting | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Show app and website icons | privacy.downloadRichIcons | Boolean |
| Check for compromised websites | privacy.checkCompromisedWebsites | Boolean |
| Check for vulnerable passwords | privacy.checkHibp | Boolean |
| Check for two-factor authentication | privacy.checkMfa | Boolean |
| Check for passkeys | privacy.checkPasskeys | Boolean |
Updates
These settings allow you to manage 1Password updates.
| Setting | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Automatically check for updates | updates.autoUpdate | Boolean |
| Set release channel* | updates.updateChannel | String |
* The allowed values are PRODUCTION, BETA, and NIGHTLY.
Authentication
These settings allow you to control the process of signing into the 1Password app.
| Setting | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Set a default sign-in address* | authentication.defaultDomain | String |
| Enforce the default sign-in address† | authentication.enforceDomain | Boolean |
* Use the following structure for the sign-in address: domain.1password.com. The scheme (https://) shouldn't be included.
† To use this setting, you must set a sign-in address for the authentication.defaultDomain setting.
The preference domain for 1Password 8 for iOS is com.1password.1password.
General
These settings allow you to control basic options for the 1Password app.
| Setting | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Save new items in [vault]* | app.defaultVaultForSaving | String |
* If this string is left empty, 1Password will suggest a vault.
Security
These settings affect how a team member unlocks 1Password and uses data in it.
| Setting | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Enforce Touch ID | security.authenticatedUnlock.appleTouchId | Boolean |
| Enforce Face ID | security.authenticatedUnlock.appleFaceId | Boolean |
| Allow unlock with device passcode | security.authenticatedUnlock.appleDevicePinUnlock | Boolean |
| Set the password requirement timeframe* | security.authenticatedUnlock.requireAccountPasswordAfter | String |
| Set auto-lock timeout† (in minutes) | security.autolock.minutes | Integer |
| Allow 1Password to prevent your device from sleeping | security.blockSleepEnabled | Boolean |
| Clear clipboard after timeout | security.clipboard.clearAfter | Boolean |
| Use Universal Clipboard to copy to other devices | security.deviceClipboardSharing | Boolean |
| Allow revealing passwords | security.revealPasswords | Boolean |
| Always show Wi-Fi QR codes | security.revealWifiQrCodes | Boolean |
* The allowed values are "one-day", "two-weeks", "thirty-days", and "never". Each value must be enclosed in quotation marks, as shown here.
† You can choose a number from 0 to 480. If you choose 0, the app will lock immediately when no longer in focus.
Privacy
These settings allow you to manage preferences related to privacy and Watchtower.
| Setting | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Show app and website icons | privacy.downloadRichIcons | Boolean |
| Use Apple Maps | privacy.mapsEnabled | Boolean |
| Check for compromised websites | privacy.checkCompromisedWebsites | Boolean |
| Check for vulnerable passwords | privacy.checkHibp | Boolean |
| Check for two-factor authentication | privacy.checkMfa | Boolean |
| Check for passkeys | privacy.checkPasskeys | Boolean |
Autofill
These settings allow you to manage preferences related to Autofill.
| Setting | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Show passkey suggestions | app.autoFillPasskeyShowFillingSuggestions | Boolean |
Notifications
These settings allow you to manage the notifications that team members receive from 1Password.
| Notification type | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| One-Time Passwords | app.notifyCopyTotpToClipboard | Boolean |
Authentication
These settings allow you to control the process of signing into the 1Password app.
| Setting | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Set a default sign-in address* | authentication.defaultDomain | String |
| Enforce the default sign-in address† | authentication.enforceDomain | Boolean |
* Use the following structure for the sign-in address: domain.1password.com. The scheme (https://) shouldn't be included.
† To use this setting, you must set a sign-in address for the authentication.defaultDomain setting.
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