1Password 2.5.9 Released

1Password 2.5.9 was released today with a changelog that includes over 40 items! This is a huge "minor" point release, but it is still a free upgrade to all existing customers of 1Password. In fact, this is the 64th free update we've released since we began selling 1Password almost 2 years ago. Time sure flies when you are having fun :)

Here are the details on the biggest changes along with some screenshots; the full changelog is included at the end of this post.

Password Strength Indicator

A new password strength indicator has been added to the Strong Password Generator window and Web Form list. You can now easily search for weak passwords that need to be replaced with stronger ones.

To find weak passwords, you can simply sort by the Password column and look for poor strength indicators, as shown here:

New Generic Text Import

The new Generic Text Importer allows importing of any data from a comma separated text file. After selecting the file and encoding format, you are able to configure what each column in the imported file should be, as shown here:

New Welcome Screen

The old Setup Assistant has been replaced with a simpler, more streamlined Welcome screen in the main 1Password application.

New Export Formats

Added option to export all 1Password data to a 1Password Interchange File. This file is plain text and is useful for backup and migration purposes as it contains all of the data used by 1Password.

Display Scope Added to Web Forms

New "Display scope" feature added to the Web Forms attributes. The scope (Always, Web Pages, HTTP Auth, Never) allows you to prevent specific forms from ever appearing in the Restore Form list.

True Synchronization to my1Password

New Sync with my1Password implementation allows data synchronization across multiple Macs. Currently only available to my1Password Alpha testers.

Trial Period Now Includes Palm and Treo Functionality

The export to Palm and Treo can now be used during the trial period without adding the Palm license.

Upgrading to 1Password 2.5.9

The 1Password 2.5.9 release will automatically install itself when you start 1Password if you enabled the automatic Check For Updates preference. If the automatic update window does not appear, check your Preferences in the 1Password > Preferences > Update window and ensure "Automatically check for updates" is checked, as shown here:

You can also manually select File > Check For Updates and 1Password will automatically download and install the latest version.

Changelog

Here is the full list of changes made for version 2.5.9 (build #6073), published on Jan 24, 2008.

1. NEW Replaced Setup Assistant with Welcome screen in the main 1Password application.
2. NEW New Generic Text Importer allows importing of any data from a comma separated text file.
3. NEW Added Cmd-0 shortcut to open main 1Password window.
4. NEW Added option to export only selected items to 1Password Interchange File.
5. NEW Added password strength indicator to Strong Password Generator window.
6. NEW Added shortcut menu button in 1Password Import Assistant.
7. NEW Added password strength information to Web Forms.
8. NEW Added Display scope (Always, Web Pages, HTTP Auth, Never) to Web Forms. Allows you to prevent specific forms from ever appearing in the Restore Form list.
9. NEW Added Australian and Swiss bank account information to Wallet.
10. NEW Redesigned Sync to my1Password window.
11. NEW New Sync with my1Password implementation that allows data synchronization across multiple Macs.
12. CHANGED Improved diagnostics to detect non root:admin file ownership in Leopard InputManager folder.
13. CHANGED Updated Safari restore instructions when its code signature was modified.
14. CHANGED Improved import of comments from KeePassX.
15. CHANGED Updated diagnostics to point to the correct Rosetta Knowledge Base article.
16. CHANGED Added support for user-editable fields in generic import.
17. CHANGED Added support for quoted and multi-line fields in generic text import.
18. CHANGED Now retaining previous column type selection when changing generic text import options.
19. CHANGED Fixed Autosave in Firefox 3. Should now correctly observe form submit and prompt user with the Autosave dialog window.
20. CHANGED Export to Palm and Treo can now be used during the trial period without adding the Palm license.
21. CHANGED Added check for Rosetta settings when Safari fails to decrypt the keychain entry.
22. CHANGED Improved credit card fill on German websites.
23. CHANGED Added 512x512 1Password icon for better Leopard support.
24. CHANGED Renamed plain-text backup to 1Password Interchange File.
25. CHANGED Updated About screen.
26. CHANGED Added [I have a license] button to the Registration Required screen.
27. CHANGED Removed keyboard shortcuts from the context menu as per Apple guidelines.
28. CHANGED Made sure Rename and Delete folder menu items are disabled for special folders.
29. CHANGED Simplified backup filename generation to avoid intermittent backup errors.
30. CHANGED Improved Passwords Plus importer to ignore invalid CSV lines.
31. FIXED Made sure all Wallet items are displayed in iPhone bookmarklet.
32. FIXED Fixed bug with back button in Firefox 2. Back button was disabled for first navigation of windows other than initial.
33. FIXED Made sure column widths are saved and restored correctly when switching the sections and folders and restarting 1Password application.
34. FIXED Fixed a problem with 1Password.app being copied as 1Passwd.app into Applications folder when the program was launched from the disk image.
35. FIXED Fixed problem with Sync to my1Password by encoding special characters as Unicode.
36. FIXED Fixed import from KeePassX.
37. FIXED Fixed problem with images being resized incorrectly in Import Assistant.
38. FIXED Fixed problem with Delete Folder via shortcut menu not working in Mac OS X 10.4.
39. FIXED Fixed problem with Go-n-fill link not working in the object list view.
40. FIXED Fixed possible infinite loop in the Strong Password Generator window.
41. FIXED Fixed crash in Strong Password Generator.
42. FIXED Fixed import from Passwords Plus when the file was exported from Mac version.
43. FIXED Corrected 1Passwd spelling in Security Warning.