Ask HN: Can't Access 1Password Without Apple ID?

  • Today, this happened to me, too. Very weird and very annoying indeed.

    Authenticating to a service such as the App Store via password without using a password manager feels very anachronistic and insecure.

    This always makes me think that there has to be a better solution than passwords for authentication. Password managers such as 1Password are great but they still are a work-around for an essentially broken system. Plus as long as there's no close OS integration we'll always run into situations like this.

  • Could it be some malware? I remember some phishing attempt recently with an apple iCloud prompt. Have to search to find the story. Couldn't find at first try. Will update here once found.

  • Are you sure it wasn't asking you to log in to your iCloud account if you where using iCloud to share your password data?

  • Yes, but with BBEdit, not 1Password. It happened tonight.

  • I got same for 'Download Shuttle'