<![CDATA[Sync with mobile with passphrase]]>Hi, I've created an Opera account to sync across OS X and two Android devices. On OS X, I chose to encrypt all synchronized data with a master passphrase. But I can't tell the passphrase to Opera on Android. That's not discussed by instructions on http://www.opera.com/help/account, and I found no way by playing around in the interface or searching these forums.

For now, I'm resetting synchronization and disabling it for passwords—encrypting passwords only by a password that Opera has is not robust enough—even if I trust Opera's honesty, that's no guarantee if Opera's DB is hacked.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/20902/sync-with-mobile-with-passphraseRSS for NodeSat, 14 Mar 2026 06:41:00 GMTSat, 20 May 2017 23:48:30 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Sync with mobile with passphrase on Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:43:07 GMT]]>I would totally love to sync my passwords to mobile, its the only thing that keeps me from totally migrating to Opera.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/126326https://forums.opera.com/post/126326Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:43:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync with mobile with passphrase on Sun, 02 Jul 2017 08:59:43 GMT]]>

where change pas-phrase, if I forgot of pass-phrase??

It's not relate to this topic. Anyway, just go to https://sync.opera.com/web/ and reset your synced data.

Then go to sync settings and change the pass-phrase.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/124230https://forums.opera.com/post/124230Sun, 02 Jul 2017 08:59:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync with mobile with passphrase on Sun, 02 Jul 2017 04:38:55 GMT]]>where change pas-phrase, if I forgot of pass-phrase??

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/124225https://forums.opera.com/post/124225Sun, 02 Jul 2017 04:38:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync with mobile with passphrase on Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:20:26 GMT]]>

Ok, so it's not supported (yet.. I hope) but why is there no "disable passphrase altogether" option?

The use of a passphrase is not enabled by default. And if you go to sync settings in Opera for desktops you can enable or disable it.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/123591https://forums.opera.com/post/123591Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:20:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync with mobile with passphrase on Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:26:56 GMT]]>Same problem here. Set a passphrase and since then sync on android does not work.
Ok, so it's not supported (yet.. I hope) but why is there no "disable passphrase altogether" option? Or change it? I mean, that's standard when it comes to dealing with passwords and such.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/123583https://forums.opera.com/post/123583Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:26:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync with mobile with passphrase on Tue, 23 May 2017 05:43:41 GMT]]>is there a way to contacce them directly about this?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/121621https://forums.opera.com/post/121621Tue, 23 May 2017 05:43:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync with mobile with passphrase on Mon, 22 May 2017 18:45:44 GMT]]>

so you are not from opera?

Nope. This forum is mainly for users to help each other although people from Opera may pass by eventually.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/121580https://forums.opera.com/post/121580Mon, 22 May 2017 18:45:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync with mobile with passphrase on Mon, 22 May 2017 15:14:00 GMT]]>so you are not from opera? okay. didnt know, I thought mod = someone from opera.

but okay that in the early days it might not have been needed but ever since passphases do everything it should be important to add it imo, dunno since when that is though

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/121530https://forums.opera.com/post/121530Mon, 22 May 2017 15:14:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync with mobile with passphrase on Sun, 21 May 2017 22:46:06 GMT]]>

will sync with passphrase be a feature in the future?

Only someone from Opera can answer that.

and why doesnt opera do that yet, I mean it should be a lot more secure and stuff?

In the beginning, the pass-phrase only worked for passwords and Opera for mobile devices doesn't sync passwords. So adding support for pass-phrase didn't make much sense.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/121465https://forums.opera.com/post/121465Sun, 21 May 2017 22:46:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync with mobile with passphrase on Sun, 21 May 2017 21:11:11 GMT]]>@leocg will sync with passphrase be a feature in the future?

and why doesnt opera do that yet, I mean it should be a lot more secure and stuff?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/121448https://forums.opera.com/post/121448Sun, 21 May 2017 21:11:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync with mobile with passphrase on Sun, 21 May 2017 17:56:27 GMT]]>

For extra fun, I've tried multiple times to reset synchronization. The account seems to be cleared, but it's repopulated even though I don't tell Opera to log in.

Are you logged of from all of your Opera's installations?

When I do login, I invariably get asked my password. So I can't switch back to syncing without a passphrase.

Did you change to the option to not use a pass-phrase?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/121439https://forums.opera.com/post/121439Sun, 21 May 2017 17:56:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync with mobile with passphrase on Sun, 21 May 2017 17:03:45 GMT]]>I also just learned that Android Opera does not sync passwords anyway. At least that's mentioned in http://www.opera.com/help/account#sync.

For extra fun, I've tried multiple times to reset synchronization. The account seems to be cleared, but it's repopulated even though I don't tell Opera to log in. When I do login, I invariably get asked my password. So I can't switch back to syncing without a passphrase.

Guess I'm creating a new account—if that fails I might have to sadly give up on Opera.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/121430https://forums.opera.com/post/121430Sun, 21 May 2017 17:03:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync with mobile with passphrase on Sun, 21 May 2017 13:33:24 GMT]]>would be kinda helpful if the would be actually written somewhere instead of the sync just doing nothing.

and it would be awesome if this would be a plan for the future.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/121410https://forums.opera.com/post/121410Sun, 21 May 2017 13:33:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync with mobile with passphrase on Sun, 21 May 2017 00:16:46 GMT]]>Opera for Android doesn't support the pass-phrase.

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