Import Data to your Vault
PassageWay provides a data import tool for easy migration from any password management solution to your personal Vault or Organization Vault. You can also use the data import tool to import from one PassageWay Vault to another, or to import a PassageWay Encrypted Export.
For a full list of supported import formats, see What file formats does PassageWay support for import?, or use one of these articles for importing from the most popular solutions:
- Import from LastPass
- Import from 1Password
- Import from Firefox
- Import from Google Chrome
- Import from Password Safe
Import to your Personal Vault
Importing data to PassageWay can only be done from the Web Vault or CLI. Data is encrypted locally before being sent to the server for storage. To import your data:
- In the Web Vault, select Tools from the top navigation bar.
- Select Import Data from the left-hand Tools menu.
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From the format dropdown, choose a File Format (see What file formats does PassageWay support for import?).
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Select the Choose File button and add the file to import or copy/paste the contents of your file into the input box.
Warning
Import to PassageWay can’t check whether items in the file to import are duplicative of items in your Vault. This means that importing multiple files will create duplicative Vault items if an item is already in the Vault and in the file to import.
- Select the Import Data button to complete your import.
- After successful import, delete the import source file from your computer. This will protect you in the event your computer is compromised.
Currently, file attachments are not included in PassageWay import operations and will need to be uploaded to your Vault manually. For more information, see File Attachments.
Troubleshooting
Length-related Import Errors
The following error messages, typically received when attempting to import a .csv
, indicate that an item in your import file has a specified value that exceeds the allowed encrypted character limit for its field type:
To solve this issue, open the .csv
file in a text editor or spreadsheet program and remove or reduce the character count of the offending item. PassageWay won’t import your .csv
file until it is free of offenses. The contents of the error messages contain several pieces of pertinent data to help you identify the offending item. For example, in the above example:
[1]
identifies the index number where the offending item is located, adjusted to match row numbering in most spreadsheet programs.[Login]
identifies the Vault itemtype
of the offending item."Facebook"
identifies thename
of the offending item.Notes
indicates the field (column) where the character limit is exceeded.-
10000
indicates the character limit allowed for that field (column).Tip
On import to PassageWay, the character count of any given field is increased due to encryption, meaning that an 8000-character
Notes
field in your.csv
will scale to 10,000+ characters when it comes into contact with PassageWay, triggering this error. As a rule of thumb, character counts will grow between 30-50% when encrypted.
If you continue to have trouble locating the offending item using the data provided in the error, it may help to focus first on notes as these are frequently the cause of this error.