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Best Practices in Using LastPass Cloud Based Password Manager

Updated by Raymond - 1 year ago - Computer
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I used to use Sxipper because Firefox built-in password manager lacks of features. However Sxipper development has stopped and it doesn’t support Firefox 4 which forces me to look for another password manager. Choosing the best password manager can be tough as there are many available to download. Other than managing or keeping your password, it must be also programmed with the logic of keeping my passwords safe. Surely a password manager allows you to set different complex password on every account but I personally think that the chances of user’s computer being hacked is much higher compared to online servers such as Hotmail/Gmail.
LastPass
I did a search on the keyword “password” in Firefox Add-ons site and the first one listed there is LastPass with the most weekly downloads. LastPass is undoubtedly one of the most popular password manager today. I have tested LastPass for more than a month and would like to share with you my review on the pros and cons of LastPass.

As a general security rule, you should NEVER use the same password for all of your accounts. If one of the account is hacked, then you lose all of them. The best is to use a different strong, non-dictionary based password for every account. The problem is its impossible to remember all of them. This is when Password Managers comes to play by saving them in an encrypted list so you can refer or access them. All you need to do now is just memorize one master password to view the list of passwords.

LastPass Features:
1. You can access your passwords anywhere on any computer from your online LastPass Vault. Some people are afraid to use LastPass because they are uncomfortable with the idea of saving their whole password lists in LastPass servers. LastPass strives very very hard to explain to users again and again that they only keep encrypted data on their servers. Your passwords are encrypted on your computer first before it is sent to LastPass servers. Neither hackers who managed to hack in LastPass servers nor LastPass employees are able to view your passwords directly as they are not in “clear text”. Only through dictionary brute force cracking may decrypt the “weak” master password. If a master password can be cracked using a dictionary brute force, then the user is to be blamed for setting a weak master password.

2. Autologin without manually typing username and password. I have personally tested the auto login feature against Keyloggers and Keyloggers wasn’t able to capture anything. Safe and convenient on local computer.

3. Bookmarklets. This feature is found in the LastPass Vault where you can use it to auto login to a site without installing LastPass software/plugin. Very useful when you’re on public computers that doesn’t allow installation of third party software or plugins.

4. One Time Passwords (OTP). You can generate a list of passwords that can be used only one time. Very useful when you need to login to LastPass from an untrusted public computer. A keylogger that managed to capture the one time password is useless since it cannot be used the second time.

5. Multifactor Authentication. Relying only on a single master password alone is very risky because if it is stolen, then the hacker is able to login to your LastPass Vault. Multifactor authentication requires the user to present both username/password and information from another physical item such as the Grid (printable card), Sesame (USB flash drive), YubiKey, Fingerprint and SmartCard authentication.
YubiKey LastPass
If a hacker managed to steal your master password, they still won’t be able to login to your LastPass Vault since the physical item is with you. Do note that only the “Grid” is free while the rest of the multifactor authentication requires a premium subscription.

6. Mobile Support. This feature is only available with Premium service for $1/month. Ads are also removed on premium accounts.


As good as LastPass is, it doesn’t mean that using LastPass alone will ultimately keep all your passwords safe. There are some important tips and steps which you should take note of when using LastPass.

1. After creating an account in LastPass, immediately change the password for the email account that you’ve used to register with LastPass using the LastPass Secure Password Generator. Press Alt+G to bring up the password generator and click the Accept button where LastPass will automatically insert the newly generated password into the browser.
Generate Secure Password
Reason: Email account used to sign up with LastPass has already been compromised. The hacker could go to Account Recovery page to change your LastPass master password and gain access to your LastPass Vault. The hacker could also reset your YubiKeys if they have access to the email address. Better to be safe than sorry…

2. You should use multifactor authentication such as the grid, USB, fingerprint, card reader, or YubiKeys.
Reason: LastPass lacks of Screen Keyboard which forces you to type the master password from your keyboard and that information can be captured by keylogger. Currently you can only find the on-screen keyboard on the online LastPass Vault login page.
LastPass Screen Keyboard
There is no screen keyboard when creating a LastPass account and changing your Master password in LastPass Vault. Offline mode login also doesn’t have on-screen keyboard since the Screen Keyboard needs to be loaded from LastPass website. If the hacker managed to steal your master password, your list of passwords are still safe because the second authentication is not present.

3. Always use OTP on public computers.
Reason: You don’t have to reveal your master password.

4. Always use the bookmarklets on public computers instead of installing the LastPass addon.
Reason: Although the local cache stored by LastPass in C:\Users\UserName\AppData\LocalLow\LastPass with filenames ending with .sotp .lps .slps .sxml .cac extensions and lp.suid & sites.dat are encrypted, I still feel that it is unnecessary since the bookmarklets works flawlessly.

5. Set a strong, non-dictionary based password for your Master Password. Make sure you memorize it.
Reason: With a master password that is not in the dictionary list, you’re safe from dictionary attack. Brute forcing would probably hundreds of years…

I personally felt that the Master Password should be kept safe at all times even with the availability of the multifactor authentication. I’ve reported this to LastPass and they agreed with me that they should have an on-screen keyboard at all places and it is currently on their TODO list. Until LastPass implements screen keyboard at all places, I would recommend you to use KeyScrambler Professional or Premium which encrypts your master password as you type on your keyboard.

I am sure many of you heard about LastPass being hacked early this month but if you have set a strong, non-dictionary based password or pass phrase, this shouldn’t impact you. In fact after this incident, LastPass has taken a few actions to make their cloud services even more secure.

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173 comments on “Best Practices in Using LastPass Cloud Based Password Manager”

  1. Balaji says:
    1 year ago

    thnx to lastpass and raymond
    Im using LastPass for long….pls include me for premium..

  2. Ulrik says:
    1 year ago

    I would also really like to win :)
    At the moment I use Sticky Password v4

  3. Ahmed Bahaa says:
    1 year ago

    I am using LastPass since a long time. I even appreciated them after dealing with the incident happened to them frankly and in a professional way. I am recommending LastPass as best password manager I ever used.

  4. Somraj Guchhait says:
    1 year ago

    I have many passwords to manage as I have accounts in various websites an email services. So I could use a strong password manager like LastPass.
    Please count me in…

  5. Jaikrishna says:
    1 year ago

    I’m using Lastpass for more than a year.
    I just bought an Android and so I’m sad I couldn’t run the free version there :(

    Anyway, It is really the best password manager out there

  6. Ruel Montero says:
    1 year ago

    Please count me in..

  7. Dianne K says:
    1 year ago

    I also started using LastPass a week before it was hacked. Scarey!!

    I’d like to participate in the contest.

    Thanks Raymond!

  8. Mustafa says:
    1 year ago

    I think lastpass, though not perfect, is still the best option out there…

  9. Kev says:
    1 year ago

    After they bought Xmarks (use that on Firefox and love it), I checked out their free product and really like it – premium would add more features that I would love to win!

  10. Jason K. says:
    1 year ago

    Great review.. please count me in the draw

  11. Student26 says:
    1 year ago

    Another excellent, review and thank you for the giveaway. BTW the forum loiks great =)

  12. Renan says:
    1 year ago

    Awesome review as always. First time I’ve heard of it. Looks very helpful.

  13. Shau Villareal says:
    1 year ago

    I’ve been using Last Pass free version.. I would like to join the offer as well.. Thank you so much!

  14. infogulch says:
    1 year ago

    Nice review! I have been using lastpass for quite a while now and love it! I haven’t got a premium subscription yet, though.

    I’ve found mobile integration lacking, which is the main reason why I’ve been a bad boy about having the same password for multiple accounts. (Seriously, it’s a pain in the butt to type some characters into an android keyboard)

  15. Klex says:
    1 year ago

    I will try my chance thanks.

  16. Daniel says:
    1 year ago

    Great post. I’ve been using LastPass for a while and last month news about hacked LastPass accounts were really worying. Thanks for sharing tips how to make it more secure then.

  17. samwathre says:
    1 year ago

    Thanks for the review, count me in

  18. gpc111 says:
    1 year ago

    I have used Last Pass for awhile and I can’t do without it. Count me in on this offer and thank you for the opportunity. I use FF 4.01

  19. billy13 says:
    1 year ago

    LastPass,is great………….!!!

  20. Abhijeet Singh says:
    1 year ago

    I have been using Lastpass since the time it has been launched. Its a great service and passwords are very much secured. I now don’t even remember my email accounts password.

    Thanks Raymond for reminding me about the Bookmarklet’s feature. I was stupidly installing plugin on public computers also. Though I used to uninstall it after use.

  21. Dwight Kossman says:
    1 year ago

    I signed up for lastpass less than a week before they were hacked. Not a good way to get started with a service, but since they took measures to inform me of the issue & correct it, I’ve remained with them. So far no issues other than i almost forgot my master password once & would’ve had to start from scratch. I hope I win!!!!

  22. Jose Martinez says:
    1 year ago

    I didn’t hear about ‘Laspass’ and I like all the features of it. I would like to enter in this contest to take the chance to win one Premium license.

    Thank you very much Mr. Raymond.

  23. Pramu says:
    1 year ago

    I have been using roboform free now. Really like to participate in this contest. Please count me in.

    Thanks in advance

  24. Chaudhry says:
    1 year ago

    I have been using LastPass for over an year now and I think it’s an excellent product.

  25. Alen says:
    1 year ago

    I use LastPass free for a year and it satisfies my needs as a simple user. But why not try Premium features. Greeting from Croatia

  26. LizardMan says:
    1 year ago

    Thanks for the review Ray, count me in. I would love to upgrade my account :)

  27. vijay says:
    1 year ago

    I have been using Lastpass for more than 20 months now, without much issues.
    thanks for making our on-line life easier & safer.

  28. siddharth says:
    1 year ago

    Thanks for this giveaway. lastpass is the best password manager i have ever used.Please count me in for this Giveaway.Hope i win.

  29. tullius says:
    1 year ago

    Great review. Looking into lastpass already …

  30. Newbie Comp user says:
    1 year ago

    Thanks for the informative article Raymond! I’d like to be in this giveaway as well since I’ve been using LastPass in the past couple of months. Definitely saves me valuable time logging into sites :D

  31. AlexK says:
    1 year ago

    Lastpass is great.

    Nice giveaway. Please count me in.

  32. MAXIM718 says:
    1 year ago

    Nice for the give away, I would like to win license.
    Thanks and Regards

  33. Antony Joy says:
    1 year ago

    Nice SW.. please count me in..

  34. Kiko says:
    1 year ago

    Lastpass is a great application and i am using the free version for quite sometime now. I would definitely like to use the premium version. Thanks for this nice and generous giveaway.

  35. Moshe says:
    1 year ago

    It would be convenient to using a secure online password manager such as LastPass.

  36. Kypros Vassiliou says:
    1 year ago

    Yet another of Raymond’s great giveaways :)

    Count me in..

  37. bky says:
    1 year ago

    Last pass is one of the best and feature rich password manager and one of the most secure ones. It was a misfortune that their servers were hacked but im sure it remains the one of the best

    Pls include me also in this wonderfull giveaway Thanx raymond hope i win one.

    Raymond da best

  38. Pan Pikus says:
    1 year ago

    So I write a good program for one license. Thanks and regards.

  39. Andrew Chillman says:
    1 year ago

    Good article Raymond. I also looked around at various password safes etc. but LastPass is the one I stuck with. I’ve been using it for about a year now and I’m currently using it’s reporting features to identify which of my old passwords are weak and/or duplicate and gradually strengthening them all. For a free piece of software LastPass is excellent – I wouldn’t mind trying the Premium version!

  40. Za3mOn says:
    1 year ago

    Nice review as usual Mr. Raymond! :D
    I want a premium please!
    :-}

  41. Paul/Hellnoire says:
    1 year ago

    Changed my email address but still would like a shot for winning.

  42. Witold says:
    1 year ago

    I use this program for some time and I will say honestly that I can not imagine life without him.

  43. toppi says:
    1 year ago

    Thanks for another great giveaway. Best password manager program! Greetings!!!

  44. Eric says:
    1 year ago

    Lastpass is awesome! Lots of features for being a free program and love the password generator for creating new passwords. Easy to group and organize the passwords too thru the vault

  45. INDRANIL says:
    1 year ago

    Thank you for the review & the offer Raymond. It is such a nice tool. Premium license would be nice so please count me in. Best of luck all. Regards.

  46. Paulie says:
    1 year ago

    nice giveaway hear this is a nice piece of kit to have in your security pack.

  47. dhruv says:
    1 year ago

    Nice Giveaway.
    I would like to win a license.
    Thanks.

  48. Grandong says:
    1 year ago

    Thanks for the giveaway, Raymond.
    I use RoboForm(free version) for months. Sure will love to use this one if I am one of those winners..

  49. Gonzo says:
    1 year ago

    Please count me in for the giveaway! I’ve been looking at and comparing online password managers and LastPass seems to be the best!

  50. jon says:
    1 year ago

    i want thisssssssss

  51. alinek says:
    1 year ago

    Hi,
    When I win the licenses, and finally release the head from thinking :)
    Thanks!

  52. Justin Yoshida says:
    1 year ago

    Having started using LastPass just a couple months ago, it makes me feel more at ease to see that you’ve chosen to go with them as well.

    Thanks for putting in the time to constantly update this valuable site!

  53. Sam says:
    1 year ago

    lastpass is very nifty.

  54. AMARI says:
    1 year ago

    I’ve been using LastPass ever since RoboForm failed to honour its “lifetime” upgrade policy.
    While it’s the best free tool out there, LastPass still misses many times:
    - even after saving form data, it doesn’t complete all fields in some websites
    - auto login is inconsistent in setting it up
    - turning off auto login is unclear

  55. trashmem says:
    1 year ago

    I would like to try premium service. see if it offers enough features to justify cast as well as if I use them.

  56. ibheck says:
    1 year ago

    I often forget the password that I have, take a file containing a list of passwords is definitely not the right choice, this is a good opportunity for me to be able to have a lot of passwords without having difficulty remembering a list of passwords that I have

  57. kingkong says:
    1 year ago

    I’ve never used online password manager before due to the fact that hackers are very smart people! =) But after reading your post on lastpass best practice, I find it quite worthwhile and secure to at least try it out since it provides multi-factor authentication. Thanks for sharing.

  58. greg herd says:
    1 year ago

    No1 for passwords
    easy to use

  59. pablo says:
    1 year ago

    I have been reading about LastPass for a long time and I would be very happy to have my own copy.

    thank you for the detailed information

  60. Alex S says:
    1 year ago

    This is great. I’ve been using LastPass for I think almost 2 years, and it’s been great. Never tried the premium version so count me in!

  61. Luffy says:
    1 year ago

    I’m using LastPass free version. I like it. It works for Firefox, IE and Chrome. Don’t need to remember password for every sites. It can also fill the web form. I’m in to win.

  62. Harold Weiss says:
    1 year ago

    I’m loving me some LastPass, just started using it recently as well. I’ve always worried about someone getting one of my 3 commonly used passwords because those 3 passwords are used on 95% of the sites I visit.

    Love Love Love the auto generation and save feature.

  63. mark says:
    1 year ago

    thanks count me in for this 1 aswell please

  64. Krumpelt says:
    1 year ago

    Thank mr.Raymond!
    Count me in!

  65. hegearon says:
    1 year ago

    I’ve been using LastPass for a few years and I absolutely love it. In my opinion it’s the best password manager out there.

  66. JSung says:
    1 year ago

    I’ve been using LastPass for a while now. Thanks for this post because now I know a lot more about how great of an idea it was to get it. I never knew LastPass had all of the features that you mentioned here though, thanks! :)

  67. Paulie says:
    1 year ago

    Thank you For The Lass Pass Premium Giveaway Raymond. i could use this as i have loads to remember, read that its a good piece of software to have.

  68. Rodders465 says:
    1 year ago

    Thanks for that review,Raymond.I’ve been using the free Lastpass for a few months and wouldn’t like to be without it now.Just wish I could make a hard copy of all my info on it as Ron said earlier.When you rely on it and something occurs as it did a couple of weeks ago you need a record.Also had trouble getting an update to load permanently.Get a reminder soon after logging on,update appears to install but when next logging on to computer it all happens again.Only get round it by doing a complete uninstall using Revo(another brill prog)then doing a new install.Keep up the good work,my friend.

  69. Pierre says:
    1 year ago

    i love lastpass, thanks for you offer

  70. my_immortalize says:
    1 year ago

    LastPass is great software…Please count me in…

  71. Roy Heath says:
    1 year ago

    I’ve used the free version of LastPass for sometime so it would be good to gain even better protection with an upgrade.

  72. Dany D says:
    1 year ago

    Can you tell if it safe against clipboard logger?? (if it use clipboard)

    nice review, would try premium.

  73. Ashish says:
    1 year ago

    Been using Lastpass since a long time and it works flawlessly. Very good product.

  74. Jose says:
    1 year ago

    I have been using LastPass for a long time now and it’s the best password manager I have ever used. It’d be nice to try the premium version.

  75. Anurag Dhamija says:
    1 year ago

    Multifactor authentication requires the user to present both username/password and information from another physical item such as the Grid (printable card), Sesame (USB flash drive), YubiKey, Fingerprint and SmartCard authentication.

  76. norman says:
    1 year ago

    I’ve been using this for about 2 years now, and only had trouble with it once, after the breach. I don’t know if I missed how to verify that my password was secure. I reinstalled Lastpass and everything back to normal, and it’s working go with Fire Fox Beta 5.

  77. Kathy says:
    1 year ago

    thanks for the info – I have been looking into this and appreciate the detail

  78. Brent says:
    1 year ago

    This will be a keeper Raymond. Thanks a million or more.

  79. Jay Mehta says:
    1 year ago

    According to me lastpass is also good as pass manager
    Thanks Raymond

  80. Eyo says:
    1 year ago

    I just wish they provide a FREE version of iphone app. People may pay $1/month for all those premium features but there are some people who just need lastpass on iphone.

  81. hanan says:
    1 year ago

    There is another program opensource one called Keepassx although it doesn’t as easy as Lastpass but it’s free.
    I am using both.

  82. Victor Hugo says:
    1 year ago

    Raymond,
    LastPass is one of the best cloud based password manager I’ve ever used. It is simple great!

  83. roydest says:
    1 year ago

    ..using Keepass but like to test LastPass Premium

  84. adnoh says:
    1 year ago

    I’ll NEVER use ONLINE password manager!

  85. Lu Chin says:
    1 year ago

    I have never used any password management program before but from what I read here it seems LastPass is quite a secure program with many features well thought out.

  86. doug says:
    1 year ago

    I’ve been using LastPass for about a year now and have loved it’s features. Good product! Thanks for the additional info!

  87. Brad Campbell says:
    1 year ago

    I have used LastPass since it was in beta and love it, would recommend it to anyone. I thank you for the work you do here on this website. Keep it coming love!

  88. Rush says:
    1 year ago

    Great review, as always Ray. I’ve been using LastPass for a while and have always wanted to upgrade. I’m definitely in for the giveaway.

    Thanks Ray, you rock.

  89. John G says:
    1 year ago

    This is a great opportunity to give this program a try. Your review is concise and to the point and I’m taking it as a positive endorsement of this product. Now, to see if luck is on my side.

  90. Jos Smos says:
    1 year ago

    I’m using the standard Last Pass since a year ago and can’t live with it anymore. Strong passwords all the way!

  91. Yohan Perera says:
    1 year ago

    I am using the free edition of LastPass and it’s great… I am sure the premium edition would be much more amazing.

  92. Irene says:
    1 year ago

    I use Last Pass and have done so for about a year, it’s good to know that it’s passed the “Raymond” test as well!

  93. kash says:
    1 year ago

    Thank you very much Raymond!
    Don’t forget me
    Greetings from Morocco.

  94. Ron says:
    1 year ago

    Lastpass is great. Hadn’t thought about the master reset every couple of months and using a random one. One thing i would add is having an export of your data in case lastpass goes down or goes away (They recently went down for about a week and didn’t have my logins easily).

  95. beachsun says:
    1 year ago

    As usual, very useful post.
    I was searching a Password manager.
    I will try this one… and who knows, perhaps with premium license!!

    Thanks Raymond….

  96. TeXaCo says:
    1 year ago

    I have been using lastpass since it came out. It has always served me well but with the latest episode of the servers being hacked, it made me kind of leary of having passwords on the cloud.

    I started looking for an alternative but have yet to find something that is as easy, portable and safe as lastpass.

    I would love to have a premium license. Count me in.

    Thanks Raymond for a great review

  97. Linu George says:
    1 year ago

    Used free version of lastpass, its a must. nice to have the premium version, as the premium version allows u to use yor iphone and other phones to access password when you dont have your computer with you. thanks for the giveaway and regards to all.

  98. Matias says:
    1 year ago

    Finally, I have been waiting for this. ;-) If this really is better than KeePass, then I’m gonna start using this. Thanks for the giveaway, count me in! :)

  99. giuppi says:
    1 year ago

    already a premium user, great review!

  100. bojilov says:
    1 year ago

    I ve been using lastpass for about 3-4 years with no problems.Friendly and simple to use but I wish to try a premium account! Good luck to all,and thanks to you Ray!

  101. Anirban says:
    1 year ago

    Thanks for the review as always.You said to use KeyScrambler Professional or Premium.Is the free version not good enough.Because I have seen the free version still works(scrambling the letters) while logging the master password.Do let me know if I am wrong.

  102. longfeng says:
    1 year ago

    I have been using LassPass for 2 years and there is no problem in migrating platform from Windows to Linux. It even has mobile phone support.

    thanks for the review and suggestions to tighten the process.

  103. Nelson says:
    1 year ago

    Been using LastPass for a few months. It is a keeper.

  104. boss says:
    1 year ago

    Add me!
    plz…

  105. Bero says:
    1 year ago

    I use Lastpass for two years and never had any problems. For me this is the best password manager. Thank you for your very useful information and advice.

    Regards

  106. William says:
    1 year ago

    Nice review, learned to change my lastpass email account Per (just did it)

    Pick me for a premium, could really use it for android mobile access!

  107. Sue says:
    1 year ago

    I use LastPass, but can’t afford the premium version. I’ve found it very easy to use. Thanks for the tip about bookmarklets. I didn’t know about that feature, but then I usually use my home computer.

  108. Beachsandguy says:
    1 year ago

    Hey Ray. Exellent article, I used to use roboform, but switched to LastPass after Roboform decided to not honor the lifetime license and charge their clients again. I haven’t looked back, really like LastPass and it does seem pretty secure. I like the Yubikey idea, seems to make it that much more secure. Thanks again.

  109. bootythang says:
    1 year ago

    hobo

  110. F3Speech says:
    1 year ago

    Biggest drawback I find with LastPass is having to pay for a mobile version for your mobile phone.

    Please enter me into your draw as a premium account would solve this :)

  111. Mohammed Sarhan says:
    1 year ago

    Lastpass is very important as no man brain can keep all passwords unless they are only one which is very dangerous
    Thank you for this quick review and I’m happy to have a chance to win a premium license

  112. firstpass says:
    1 year ago

    And the last shall be first and the first last. Whichever way it goes, this is great defensive software. Thanks, Raymond and LastPass.

  113. Orang says:
    1 year ago

    I always trust your reviews Raymond. Would love to use a LastPass Premium account if I get it.

  114. belfik says:
    1 year ago

    Hello
    I’m using lastpass about 1 year now. I like lastpass is working without any problem with opera 11. Bookmarklets are great too.
    Best Regards

  115. LunarWolf says:
    1 year ago

    Forget to mention, Neo’s Safekeys is portable too.

  116. ha14 says:
    1 year ago

    Excellent review and you must have enjoyed LastPass, its very easy to use and also has protections from keyloggers so basically passwords are safe. Thanks for the contest.

  117. Andrew says:
    1 year ago

    I’ve been using Password Corral for years. However, I have several computers and I have to keep it updated on all of them. LastPass would be a single update solution for me.

    Thanks for the chance to win!

  118. Alex says:
    1 year ago

    “After creating an account in LastPass, immediately change the password for the email account that you’ve used to registers…Reason: Email account used to sign up with LastPass has already been compromised.”
    eh?
    could you explain how my email account has been compromised?

  119. Chris says:
    1 year ago

    I have been using LastPass with Firefox and Chrome for more than a year across three computers and I love the way it eases my browsing.

    I appreciate the way the company dealt with the data transfer issue and I didn’t lose faith in LastPass because of it.

    As an Android phone user, I’d really love to have LastPass premium to use on my mobile. I hope I luck out. Thanks.

  120. jelson says:
    1 year ago

    Never tried LastPass, but your review makes it very inviting. Really appreciated your review of KeePass.

    Wondering if you’re considering review Sticky Password?

    Thanks Raymond!

  121. kid says:
    1 year ago

    Thanks Ray for the good Review.
    please count me in.

  122. Dolapo says:
    1 year ago

    Never used a password manager, would like to give this a go based on your review though.

  123. @ijay says:
    1 year ago

    the best of all password manager i am using its free version but thanks for offering paid one.

  124. Dave says:
    1 year ago

    Love to win this one.

  125. dramit says:
    1 year ago

    already using the free version….
    paid version will be highly welcome !!!
    count me in

  126. Prashant says:
    1 year ago

    Thank you, Raymond.

    I was looking for a good Password Manager and after reading your article, I am going to use LastPass!

  127. Bruce Fraser says:
    1 year ago

    I’ve been using LastPass ever since RoboForm failed to honour its “lifetime” upgrade policy.
    While it’s the best free tool out there, LastPass still misses many times:
    - even after saving form data, it doesn’t complete all fields in some websites
    - auto login is inconsistent in setting it up
    - turning off auto login is unclear

  128. mray says:
    1 year ago

    I’ve always been a bit scared off by the idea of storing passwords in the cloud, but based on your very positive review, and all the good tips I’ve picked up here over the past few years, I would like to give this a try. Thanks Raymond!

  129. Kamran says:
    1 year ago

    No Doubt its a great product and i am using one of their acquisition company product and it is great product…

    But if we think saving passwords and trusting someone else will solve our problems then No.. nothing is secure even LastPass which is recovering from a breach…

  130. Jack says:
    1 year ago

    I have been using LastPass for about two months now and really like it. I started using it since RoboForm reneged on their promise of life time support. RoboForm is not available for Firefox4.

  131. LunarWolf says:
    1 year ago

    Use Neo’s Safekeys with Lastpass and it will just be perfect log in tool that will defeat keyloggers.

    Features:
    1. On screen keyboard.
    2. The keyboard cannot be capture using any program.
    3. The on screen keyboard have an “injection” mode.
    4. No clipboard usage.
    5. Ability to hover to enter password.

    You should do a review on Neo’s Safekeys.

  132. Pradeepraj Ramadoss says:
    1 year ago

    I have been using Kee Pass for a long time (more than 3 years) and it was very easy to use as I have been using it only from my home PC. But now a days I find it difficult to keep my KeePass Database updated as I travel a lot ans have access to more than 3-4 PCs. That’s when I was searching for the best Cloud based PassMgr. LassPass looks very interesting. Let me check it out.

  133. Johan Gustavsson says:
    1 year ago

    Hi Raymond, I am now using AIRoboForm, but I would love to try LastPass Premium!

    BR // Johan

  134. Abdul Majeed says:
    1 year ago

    I am using it for 1yr+ and thkx for ur tips…
    Surprise me with premium account :D

  135. delenn13 says:
    1 year ago

    I have been using LastPass for a few yrs. It is so easy to use. The Secure Note” feature is a big helper too.

  136. Simon Sim says:
    1 year ago

    This article is great for people like me who has literally 50 over strong passwords. I used to write them down on a piece of paper until i lost it and had to manually “Reset ALL forgotten password” …

    Anyway, I am also very interested about Multifactor Authentication for logins. I am VERY paranoid about logging into accounts in public, especially emails and student portal because i have been hacked even with non-dictionary password! Would you write an article on Multifactor Authentication using external devices such as those you have mentioned (specifically YubiKey) ?

    I would love to try YubiKey but have totally no idea how to incorporate it with login in public places.

    Thank you Raymond!!

  137. Leonardo says:
    1 year ago

    Sounds good, I would love the premium, thanks.

  138. Anish says:
    1 year ago

    Iam using lastpass for last 4 months,,its very useful to manage ur passwords,, Thanks for posting

  139. David says:
    1 year ago

    LastPass is great service!

  140. J.R. Gutierrez says:
    1 year ago

    Didn’t LastPass get hacked a month or two ago?

  141. Beetzme says:
    1 year ago

    LastPass is excellent for me.

  142. iroshan says:
    1 year ago

    I am using lastpass for more than a year and love it.
    One of the greates ever firefox addons.
    I would love to have a premium account.

  143. gregory says:
    1 year ago

    I’ve been using lastpass for about a year master password gets changed about every 3months with random 26 character set. I’ve never had a problem with last pass either on Firefox, Chrome or Chromium. Premium account would be great!!

  144. shamu726 says:
    1 year ago

    i use the default pass manager in firefox. but i will give lastpass a try.

  145. Atlee says:
    1 year ago

    I have started using this LastPass for a few months. It is working fine, but I am looking forward to fully utilise all the features offered by LastPass :)

  146. miky computers says:
    1 year ago

    Thanks for the info!

    LastPass is indeed a great service.

    Sign me for the prem accou please.

  147. Jorge says:
    1 year ago

    Nice, didn’t knew about this, and i use different passwords, this would be very helpful to me.
    LastPass I’m counting on you to save my passwords safe and in you Raymond to give me the chance to keep them safe by winning the account =D

  148. Tony C says:
    1 year ago

    Hi Raymond,

    First post ever but ive been an avid fan for years now! excellent review and suggestions for an excellent product! please count me in the draw. Many thanks

    Regards

    Tony

  149. Mike M says:
    1 year ago

    Thanks for the article about LastPass. I have been using it for 3 years now and always wanted to try the premium service. Please include me in this giveaway.

  150. franck says:
    1 year ago

    i’m a user of lastpass and this article is very interestinf for me.

    Thanks!!

  151. Samuel says:
    1 year ago

    Hi, can I get a premium? I started testing out Lastpass after reading your review and its great!

  152. Sheldon says:
    1 year ago

    Hi,
    I switch to lass pass feature since I am heavily usign x marks , which is use to sync browsers ..and I was and then there was lasspass that took over xmarks, from that day onwards I been using lass pass. which is pretty good and easy to understand and the auto fill works like a charm on hotmail too. I would like to have the premium version of it to see how good it can get..

    The review you have its pretty much good as I did not really look at that aspect of the hacking part…I was a bit concern when it got hacked , but then I trusted the statements put by the company.. so its cool..
    Thanks for reviewing it..I am going to figure out some more features you mention on this review.

  153. Latdna says:
    1 year ago

    I did use before Roboform and then moved to lastpass. It has everything what i could need and it works better then those commercials.

  154. Raymond says:
    1 year ago

    @VampireRat: LastPass is able to import passwords that are saved in Firefox.

  155. VampireRat says:
    1 year ago

    I have been using Sxipper, as well, Raymond, and I like it so much that I have not yet upgraded my Firefox. I will be glad to try LastPass on your recommendation and will purchase Premium (if you don’t give me one) IF it performs for me. Did you find ANY password manager that would import existing passwords? I have a bunch.

  156. Antony Joy says:
    1 year ago

    Wonderful SW.. Great to use when browsing in public places..

  157. Donni says:
    1 year ago

    I had never used some apps for password managing, but before some weeks i found info that lastpass is good choice. i cheched out a lot articles about different pass managers, but after this article i am sure that soon will start using lastpass! And it’s because of Raymond’s very informative post.
    Thanks

  158. Freddy says:
    1 year ago

    Thanks for the info. I’ve been using LastPass Free for about a year. The only problems I’ve ever had were a couple of times that their servers were slow to respond. Ten minutes later they were up and running.

    And thanks also for the info on bookmarklets. I did not know about this. Bookmarklets should make the One Time Passwords more secure and easier to use.

    And sign me up for a premium account, if you would…

    Freddy

  159. Joshua says:
    1 year ago

    I’ve installed lastpast since the last time you talked about it. I’m also going to put it on my parents’ (how do you turn the computer on?) computer since my mom still used birthdays and dead pet names in her passwords. >.<;
    She's so clever.

  160. Scott Eldon says:
    1 year ago

    Lastpass is the best I’ve seen out there, also try their password strength test for strong passwords and duplicate on your entire range. Its also a good bookmark keeper ( they bought Xmarks btw) . Check out the full review on Security now for an in depth security review of the service. Its exceptional, and the first thing I install on any computer I use.

  161. someonefromkl says:
    1 year ago

    personally used roboform for several years.
    I did try to switched to Lastpass, but still ended up with roboform….

  162. Riyadh says:
    1 year ago

    Nice to hear about it..

  163. ameer says:
    1 year ago

    I’m using lastpass for a while..
    still learning something!

  164. Rako Graham says:
    1 year ago

    Lastpass is very fast at logging into sites & also very useful for form filling. I’ve been using it for about 6 months.
    Raymond.cc is a very useful & informative blog.
    Thanks Raymond I would love the Premium version.

  165. No search in files says:
    1 year ago

    If they do an iPhone/iPod Touch app that creates and use OTP like banks/Blizzard/Google, I might then consider using it. 2 factor authentication should always be used.

  166. Vanamali S says:
    1 year ago

    Wow… I have signed up for lastpass last month. This post is too good. I didn’t know that these many options were available for lastpass. I hope I get a license. Count me in.
    And Raymond blog rocks as ever. <3

  167. Baciu Ionut says:
    1 year ago

    LastPass is the greatest password manager ever. I would very much like a premium acc

  168. Prasad says:
    1 year ago

    Lastpass is undoubtedly the best password manager that I’ve come to use. Having tried most other password managers previously, I ended up with Lastpass. I haven’t used the multifactor authentication yet. One small niggle is that it is not as well integrated with other browsers as it is with Firefox.

  169. Avinash says:
    1 year ago

    Count me in.

  170. Avinash says:
    1 year ago

    Seconded with kedar

  171. Elvis says:
    1 year ago

    A useful password manager and its free too .

  172. Kedar says:
    1 year ago

    Long Time!!!

    I read about security concerns while using LastPass. Please confirm/deny.

  173. Frank says:
    1 year ago

    Hi Raymond,

    can one /really/ trust LastPass? Are you absolutely sure they have no (other than a hacker) way to access my passwords? I don’t think they’re evil, but see Sony…

    Thx, Frank

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