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Finding Your Old 1Passwd License Information

Please note that this information is outdated and not applicable to the latest version of 1Password application.

Now that the new license cards are mandatory we've a had a flood of people contact us for the new cards. Often people can't remember what email they registered with, and who can blame them? I personally have 7 email accounts, and that is just the ones I can remember! :)

So, what to do if you need to find out which email address you used to register 1Passwd several months ago? If you are a GMail user you can search for 1Passwd and find it pretty quick, but there is another way.

License Key with Mac Style - 1Passwd Introduces New License Cards

Software license keys are widely used to identify a program or game is original and purchased by the user. Usually the computer program requires the user to enter a unique sequence of characters that can be then validated by the licensing algorithm. The valid license key will unlock program features.

A Short History of Software Licensing

Starting with Apple II and Commodore 64 software, publishers are constantly looking for different ways to protect their work. The following are some of the more interesting examples used in the past.