Hello and welcome to Cloudwards.net.
My name’s Mauricio, and in this video, we’re going to look at probably the best free password
manager around, LastPass.
It’s easy to see why so many people gravitate to LastPass with its free plan and ease of
use.
However, there are some concerns surrounding security, so make sure to stick around until
the end to learn about those.
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Whenever I’m recommending someone a password manager, I usually reach for LastPass.
It’s not as impressive as options like Dashlane and 1Password, but it’s free.
LastPass offers unlimited password storage and multi-device sync for free, making it
an easy sell for those on the fence about using a password manager.
There’s a paid plan for three dollars per month, but it only adds a handful of additional
features.
With it, you can share passwords with multiple users instead of just one and you get priority
support.
At that price, there are options like 1Password, RoboForm and Keeper, though, each of which
add features that LastPass doesn’t offer.
LastPass’ free plan pulls a one-two punch, though.
It’s free and it’s easy to use, which is something that other free password managers
usually miss.
When getting set up, LastPass supports import from multiple other password managers, as
well as browsers.
In the app, you can add a range of information to your vault, including bank account information,
wifi passwords and software licenses.
The app is entirely based in your browser.
LastPass doesn’t offer a local application.
For me, that means the ability to access my logins no matter what device I’m on, even
if the LastPass browser extension isn’t installed.
The web vault is fully featured, too, with a security challenge and plenty of sharing
options.
However, I spend most of my time with the browser extension, which offers a lot of information
on its own.
You can view all fillable items for the web page you’re on at a glance, as well as browse
your vault items.
Autofill works wonderfully based on our testing, too, no matter if you’re on desktop or mobile.
We can’t talk about LastPass without touching on its 2015 data breach, though.
In 2015, a group of attackers targeted LastPass and made off with databases full of user account
data.
However, that data was encrypted.
Without the necessary tools to decrypt the data, the hackers weren’t able to actually
compromise any accounts.
That’s because LastPass uses a zero-knowledge security model.
Your vault contents are secured with AES-256 encryption, which is locked behind your master
password.
LastPass never sees or stores your master password, though.
That means in the event of a breach like the one in 2015, the attackers can’t unlock
your vault.
I don’t want to mince words here: LastPass is a secure password manager, but you should
be aware of the 2015 breach.
If you’re looking for a free password management tool, it’s hard to recommend anything else
than LastPass considering it offers so much for so little.
Those who are paying, however, will be better suited with a tool like Dashlane or 1Password.
You can find out more about those in our best password managers video, which I’ve linked
in the cards here.
If you’re interested in learning more about LastPass, you can find our written review
in the description below as well as a link to sign up for an account.
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Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you next time.