With LastPass, you can use one strong 'master' password to protect the passwords of all your other accounts. Store your HarvardKey in the LastPass vault. Let LastPass create long, complex passwords for personal services like Facebook or Amazon. You don't have to remember them all, just remember your master password and LastPass remembers the rest. Re-run the LastPass Security Challenge on a routine basis – Keeping good password hygiene is a daily best practice. It is recommended that you re-run the Security Challenge every few weeks to stay on top of secure password storage. A user's content in LastPass, including passwords and secure notes, is protected by one master password. The content is synchronized to any device the user uses the LastPass software or app extensions on. Information is encrypted with AES-256 encryption with PBKDF2 SHA-256, salted hashes, and the ability to increase password iterations value. Run LastPass' Security Challenge to identify which websites and passwords should be changed. The Security Challenge will list all websites with known compromised passwords and reused passwords. If you need to use LastPass from a public computer, consider using One-Time Passwords. Autofill from LastPass to mobile apps is available for Android.
- Review your passwords to make sure they are strong and unique.
- Upgrade a free LastPass account to a premium account (free through Duke)
Duke offers the premium version of the LastPass password manager service free to all faculty, staff and students. To get started with LastPass:
- Duke encourages you to create a Free LastPass account using a personal email account.
- Set up a master password that is at least 15 to 20 characters long. (See guidelines for choosing a strong password.) If you think you might forget it, print it out and store that printout in a locked, secure location such as a safety deposit box.
- If you have saved passwords in your browser, allow LastPass to import those.
- Configure LastPass settings to automatically log out after 15 minutes when all browsers are closed or after 60 minutes when idle.
- Enable Mobile Recovery for your LastPass account.
- Stop password reuse. Run LastPass' Security Challenge to identify which websites and passwords should be changed. The Security Challenge will list all websites with known compromised passwords and reused passwords.
- If you need to use LastPass from a public computer, consider using One-Time Passwords.
- Autofill from LastPass to mobile apps is available for Android and iOS.
For more information, visit the LastPass Getting Started guide.
Getting started with a password manager
Many users have more than 100 accounts and passwords for the various websites and cloud services they access, so getting started with a password manager like LastPass can seem daunting. Here are some tips for prioritizing your passwords:
- Use LastPass' Security Challenge to review those sites where you have duplicate or weak passwords. Those should be the ones you change first.
- Work through the list a few passwords at a time until you have removed all the duplicate passwords and changed your weak passwords to unique, random ones for each site. You can re-run the security check at any time to watch your score increase!
- When changing passwords, aim for passwords with 20 characters, with a mix of upper- and lowercase characters, numbers and symbols. Some sites limit the number of characters you can use and will warn you when to decrease the number of characters.
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Emergency access and family sharing
- Don't wait for an emergency to discover you or a loved one may not have access to important passwords. LastPass Premium allows you to set up emergency access for your account.
- LastPass Premium also allows sharing passwords with other LastPass users, including those with free accounts. This is a good way to ensure that family members have access to critical financial and health accounts if the need arises, or to simply give a child access to use a password for a service. More information about the Premium features are available from LastPass. (Another option is LastPass Families, which costs $48 and provides 6 premium accounts and a management console.)
LastPass Enterprise
If your department needs to share Duke-related account information, LastPass Enterprise is available for that purpose. Camtasia studio bagas31. To find out more about setting up LastPass Enterprise, email [email protected].
Please note that this Security Challenge functionality discussed in this post has been updated. For updated information please visit our blog post from 8/5/2020.
When getting started with LastPass, most people focus on saving all their passwords to their vault and logging in to their accounts. After all, one of the main benefits of a password manager is having one secure place to store usernames and passwords for every website.
But when it comes to improving your online security, storing passwords in a password manager is just the first step. What’s equally – if not more – important is creating better passwords that keep you, your data, and your money safer online. And one way LastPass helps you accomplish that is with the Security Challenge.
What is the Security Challenge?
The LastPass Security Challenge is a tool that analyzes your stored passwords and gives you a score for your overall password security. Once you’ve stored all your passwords in your LastPass vault, the Security Challenge will show you where you need to make changes to improve your security.
Line drawing. The Security Challenge scans all the passwords, looking at their length, uniqueness, and strength. Not only do you receive an overall score, you can also see detailed results of all your accounts. You’ll know exactly which passwords are putting you at risk, and what you need to do to fix them.
What to expect when you audit your passwords
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The LastPass Security Challenge can be launched from your vault or your browser extension at any time. You may be prompted to re-enter your master password.
Once the scan completes, you’ll see three scores at the top, with more detailed results below.
- Your Security Score is an aggregate score that factors in the overall strength of all your passwords, and whether you’re using two-factor authentication to protect your LastPass account.
- Your LastPass Standing shows the percentile where you rank relative to other LastPass users.
- Your Master Password Score looks at the overall strength of your LastPass Master Password.
If you scroll down, you’ll see a breakdown of your passwords into different categories:
- Duplicate: How many times a password is reused for different sites.
- Compromised: Whether an account was known to be affected by a disclosed data breach of other websites.
- Weak: If the password is too short or doesn’t use different character types, like numbers and symbols.
- Old: If the password hasn’t been changed in a year or more.
- Blank: If a stored record in your vault doesn’t contain a password.
In summary, the Security Challenge gives you a complete picture of your password security. Now, you need to put that insight into action.
What to do when you get your results
Once you’ve reviewed your results, it’s time to act. Using the LastPass password generator, you’ll want to start replacing insecure passwords with new, random ones.
For any password that LastPass has flagged as insecure, you’ll want to:
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- Launch the site
- Log in to your existing account
- Go to the account settings page where you can change the password
- Use the password generator to create a new password
- Save the changes on the website, and, when prompted, to your LastPass vault
See detailed how-to instructions here for updating passwords. Note that if any of your passwords are shared with others using a LastPass shared folder, the record in their vault will automatically be updated with the new password and they’ll still be able to access the account.
Also, don’t forget to turn on two-factor authentication for your LastPass account. Not only will it raise your Security Score, it will add extra security to your vault where you store your passwords and other sensitive information.
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When you next run the LastPass Security Challenge, your score will be higher! But more importantly, you’ll have the peace of mind of knowing all your passwords are strong and random so that your accounts are better protected from cyberattacks.