During WWDC 2010 I had a chance to sit down with the team from Agile Web Solutions — Roustem, Dave, Jamie, Dan, and Chad — to talk not only about their newly launched 1Password for iPad, but about the big news of the show including official browser extension support from Apple in Safari 5, and of course iPhone 4 and iOS 4.

Apple called Agile about their new Safari 5 extensions before they debuted in hopes of having a demo ready for the show. Dave found the preview was polished and well documented and it took them only a few days to put something together. That sounds like good news not only for developers but for Safari users as well.

Agile also said making the iPad version was a chance to start from scratch and figure out how users were going to interact with the larger, wider display, and with the ability to do things like scrolling independently with each thumb.

While I used 1Password on Mac long before the iPhone debuted, Roustem pointed out they now have a whole new user base introduced to their product via the iPhone and iPad and with no Mac-based preconceptions. While the iPhone and iPad versions [iTunes link] are great for Mac or Windows users as an extension, Agile is also working to help iPhone and iPad-only users get more out of it as well.

As for iPhone 4 — they want it. (Even if Dan has to re-render his artwork at higher resolution to support it). Chad’s also looking forward to iOS 4 multitasking and like the way it runs select API rather than full apps in the background.

(Though I suspect they were just humoring me when I asked for Game Center integration so I could see where my 63 character pseudo-random passwords place on the leaderboard compared to Leanna’s!)

You can find out more about 1Password for Mac, PC, iPhone, and iPad, and the newly acquired Knox, via Agile’s web site, below. Video after the break.

[Agile Web Solutions]

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David Chartier, Chief Media Producer for Agile Web Solutions, talks to TiPb’s Rene and Leanna about 1Password [$4.99 - iTunes link] and 1Password Pro [$7.99 - iTunes link] for the iPhone… and iPad!

Watch along after the jump, and for more on 1Password for iPad, see David’s just-blogged mockups of their initial UI concepts at SwitchersBlog.com!

Confession: I use 1Password on the Mac a lot. I just used it to login so I could write this preview. I use it (synced via keychain) to my desktop at home, and I’ve used the various incarnations of the 1Password javascript bookmarklet on the original iPhone 2G. But now they’ve gone native, baby!

Internet security is a a huge concern, and with mobile internet security we ain’t seen nothing yet. Browsers the caliber of MobileSafari make it possible to do our transactions on the go, be it logging into our favorite social network, or doing some emergency banking on the road. But what if we get out of the cab and leave our iPhone behind? If it gets snatched? What if someone else takes possession of the tiny little device with all our precious logins on it?

Read on to find out!

The good: 1Password has us covered, proving as innovative on the handset as they’ve always been on the desktop. Breaking things out into 2 categories, they provide a simple 4-digit PIN to access lower security logins (i.e., for a forum), and a full blown master password for high security items (i.e. your credit card account). And the interface? Gorgeous.

If you haven’t previously used 1Password, just start entering your credentials and you’re good to go. If you’ve already built up a 1Password store on your Mac, setup looks a tad more involved, favoring security over convenience in the age old battle, but given the focus of the app that’s certainly understandable. If you’re familiar with how Apple’s Remote app works, this isn’t dissimilar — search for networked 1Passwords on your Mac, establish trust, and then sync.

The bad: Due to Apple’s SDK restrictions, 1Password doesn’t work with MobileSafari the way it works with regular Safari on the laptop. Basically, Apple doesn’t allow plugins. To get around that, 1Password has built in it’s own web browser. That means you may end up using a different app to access your secure sites than you use for casual browsing. Not a deal breaker for some — and there doesn’t appear to be an alternative approach — but it’s something to consider.

Also, they apparently let their programmers sleep, so we won’t get features like wallet items, identities, password history, folders, search, etc. until version 1.1. What about my pseudo-random password generator? I use that all the time on the Mac! (Or did I just answer my own sync-enabled question?)

The unbelievable: According to the fine folks at Agile Web Solutions, for a limited time the 1Password App Store app will be given away FREE!

Not able to try it out first-hand yet, I’ll have to wait for Apple to clear 1Password for App Store launch to see if the reality lives up to the concept, but they’ve sure made it a no-brainer to download and try out.

Check out their Switcher’s Blog for detailed screenshots and setup instructions.