Week 23: LastPass Password Manager

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

 

Happy Tech Tuesday! This week, we go over LastPass Password Manager.

Weak, reused, and stolen passwords are behind 81% of breaches. People use an average of 191 passwords to access apps and accounts throughout the day. This is where LastPass comes in: it remembers all your passwords and keeps them safe.

LastPass is like a box filled with all the information you want to keep safe – like passwords, important documents, and credit cards. You lock the box and keep the key. You send the box to LastPass for safekeeping. The next time you want the box, you use your key to unlock it. Only you have the key, so only you can unlock the box.


Key Benefits

Key benefits of using LastPass include convenience (no more forgotten or mis-typed password), time saved (instantly login to websites), and stronger security (long passwords that you don’t have to remember).

  • Autosave and autofill
    • Reliably capture every password as you login to your websites and LastPass fills them in when you return next time.
  • Access everywhere
    • Your account is backed up and synced where you need it. 56% of all web traffic comes from mobile devices.
  • Generate strong passwords
    • Create long, randomized passwords that protect against hacking.
  • Share effortlessly
    • Safely share passwords and notes with anyone.
  • One master password
    • Remember your master password, forget the rest.
  • Work and personal
    • Have a vault for personal and work, and auto-sort passwords to the right place.

  

Enable the LastPass Chrome Extension

To enable the Chrome LastPass Extension:

  1. Open your Chrome browser.
  2. Open the Chrome Extensions screen.
    1. Click the Chrome menu button (3 dots on the top-right of the Chrome browser window).
    2. Click More tools.
    3. Click Extensions.
  3. Find the LastPass: Free Password Manager extension and make sure it is enabled with the switch moved to the right.
  4. Your LastPass icon should be showing up on the Chrome extension bar now.

 

 

Sign-in to LastPass

To sign-in to LastPass:

  1. Click the gray LastPass icon in the Chrome extension bar.
  2. Sign-in using your Wheeler email address and your LastPass master password.
  3. The gray LastPass icon will turn red once you are signed in.

 

Save a Website to Your Vault

To save a website to your vault:

  1. Browse to a website that requires you to enter a username and password.
  2. Sign-in to the website as usual.
  3. You will be asked to add the website to LastPass. Click Add to add the website to your LastPass Vault.
  4. Your website username and password are now stored securely in your LastPass Vault.

 

 

Open Your LastPass Vault

To open your LastPass Vault:

  1. Click the red LastPass icon in the Chrome extension bar.
  2. Click Open My Vault to open your Vault.
  3. A new screen will open with your LastPass Vault.

 

 

Editing a Saved Site

To edit a saved site:

  1. Open your LastPass Vault using the steps in the previous section.
  2. Find the site you wish to edit and click the wrench icon to open the Edit Password window.
  3. From the Edit Password window, you can change the following:
    1. Saved username and/or password.
    2. Toggle Autologon for this website.
    3. Disable Autofill for this website.
  4. Click Save to save settings or Cancel to exit without saving.

 

 

Visiting a Saved Site

To visit a saved site:

  1. Browse to the desired site as you normally would, or search for it from the LastPass main menu.
  2. LastPass will automatically fill in the username and password fields.
  3. Click the LastPass icon in the username field to select between multiple accounts.
  4. If you have ‘auto-login’ set, then LastPass will automatically hit the submit button for you. If you do not want this to be the case, then this can be edited from your vault using the technique in the previous section.