Governing the Credentials That Power Your Company. Welcome to 1Password Unified Access

Every 1Password account tells a story.

For many of our customers, 1Password is one of the first purchases they make after starting a company. Founders store their company’s social media credentials before they’ve written their first post, their cloud provider’s root credentials before they’ve spun up their first server, the shared mobile developer account before they publish their first app, and even the access code for the door at the entrance of their office, before they’ve added furniture.

As companies grow, so does the number of apps their teams rely on, and access spreads beyond what IT can easily see or control. This shift toward business-led IT breaks traditional perimeter and identity assumptions. Shared credentials become the default for anything that doesn’t live behind SSO, and critical accounts end up scattered across vaults, spreadsheets, and browsers. When someone changes roles or leaves, those credentials can quietly live on; in fact, 38% of employees admit to accessing a former employer’s accounts after leaving.

Our customers choose 1Password to store these secrets not just because it’s secure, but because it simplifies sharing them with the right people. These are secrets that don’t belong to any one person or employee; they belong to the company and deserve special consideration.

Today, we’re excited to publicly preview a series of capabilities that help 1Password discover these company-owned secrets and accounts, bring them under governance, and give employees the best possible experience accessing the resources those secrets protect.

Introducing 1Password Unified Access

Unified Access is a core capability within the 1Password Extended Access Management (XAM) product suite. It combines 1Password Enterprise Password Manager (EPM) and 1Password SaaS Manager (formerly Trelica) to extend Zero Trust access governance beyond SSO and ensure every login is securely governed.

Admins can now discover shared and sensitive accounts stored in their organization’s EPM vaults, centralize their management, and govern access across the workforce. At the same time, employees have a simplified sign-in experience to every app, whether behind SSO or not.

With Unified Access, you can see exactly which applications rely on traditional credentials, apply Zero Trust principles to those access paths, and understand who uses them and how. When an employee changes roles or leaves the organization, you can revoke access and rotate those credentials with a single action. No more searching through vaults, chasing down shared logins, or wondering whether old passwords are still active.

Every access and rotation event is logged automatically, giving your compliance team defensible records for frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA. What once required hours of manual cleanup is now fast, consistent, and fully visible.

And for employees, access becomes simpler. The App Launcher brings every SSO and non-SSO app into one place, so teams can find what they need without switching portals or tracking down scattered logins. This ensures employees can move quickly with the tools they choose, while IT maintains Zero Trust control over access. 

The result: stronger security and a smoother experience for everyone.

What’s included in the public preview

Starting January 13, Unified Access will be available in public preview for 1Password EPM Business customers in US-hosted environments with at least 100 users. To join, complete the public preview sign-up form, and our team will reach out to get you started. 

Those who participate in the public preview will get access to four new capabilities: 

• App Launcher: Simplify the sign-in experience for every app, SSO or not.

• Shadow IT Discovery from EPM: Detect sensitive and shared accounts across your organization’s EPM vaults. 

• Account Risk Discovery: Review discovered accounts and prioritize remediation based on risk level.

• Account Governance: Centralize management of sensitive credentials and shared logins, determining who has access and who doesn’t.

Unified Access requires 1Password EPM and 1Password SaaS Manager. Customers who already have both products will be able to access the new features in their accounts at no additional cost. Customers participating in the preview who only have 1Password EPM will be given access to a free 30-day SaaS Manager trial with the new features. 

The future of Unified Access

As part of the XAM suite, Unified Access is a major step toward 1Password’s mission to close the Access-Trust Gap, ensuring every login, device, and identity across an organization is secure, visible, and governed.

This public preview is just the beginning. Over the coming months, we’ll continue refining Unified Access based on customer feedback ahead of general availability.

You can be part of that journey. Join the public preview waitlist to get early access, explore what’s new, and help shape how 1Password secures every corner of the modern workforce.