LastPass offers a ton of import options from other formats.
Nelis van Nahuijs wants to jumpstart security but has a question about transitioning:
After reading your article about strong and/or unique passwords, I wonder if you have some advice to make a transition to 1Password? What is going to happen with all the passwords I’ve already in place? I use iCloud passwords a lot; should I stop with that practice, and what happens with these passwords after switching to 1Password?
The good news is that the iCloud Keychain can be accessed in OS X via Keychain Access. The bad news is that it’s not in a format that can be directly imported to 1Password (or LastPass).
1Password can natively import a few text formats, like comma-separated values and LastPass exports. But it doesn’t include any tools for importing from Safari or from Keychain Access. Instead, a 1Password user has created documentation for iCloud Keychain exporting and a script that converts many password-storage formats into one compatible with 1Password.
LastPass can import a few dozen formats (including 1Password), and can directly import passwords from inside browsers with the right plug-in, including Safari.
You can also opt to convert gradually: Whenever you visit a site that you don’t yet have in 1Password or another app, when you submit a login from Safari, the app will prompt you to add the login.
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Author: Glenn Fleishman, Senior Contributor
Glenn Fleishman’s most recent books include Take Control of iOS and iPadOS Privacy and Security, Take Control of Calendar and Reminders, and Take Control of Securing Your Mac. In his spare time, he writes about printing and type history. He’s a senior contributor to Macworld, where he writes Mac 911.