LastPass starts with the introduction “The Last Password You’ll Have To Remember” on their website at https://lastpass.com/. Passwords are probably everybody’s angst and in today’s scenario where everyone has multiple online IDs – emails, chats, forums, blogs, subscriptions, etc. the simplest solution is to use a common username and password for everything but unfortunately this also means if one gets hacked then everything gets hacked. This premise setup the stage for the entry of password managers like Roboform and while it was good it was also very limited in offering only 10 IDs in the freeware version.
The new entrant on the block LastPass and it is mighty impressive to begin with, in fact as good as Roboform and considering its free and works on every OS like Windows, OS X and Linux maybe makes it even better than Roboform. The approach taken is very simple, all of your login data like usernames and passwords are saved online and accessible to you anywhere with an internet connection very much like saving your bookmarks online. Install an extension on your browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome) and LastPass will input the relevant username and password information for the page or URL you are trying to log into. This seems a good protection against phishing sites too but something I have not tested out yet. Fill Forms is another great option where you can save your name, address, email ID, Date of Birth, postcode, telephone number and other such relevant information one is required to fill day in and day out in just about every forum and with LastPass all this information is automated at the click of a button. All of this information can also be imported from your existing browser should you choose and if you are installing the desktop version of LastPass with the option of deleting the information from the browser and “cleaning” it.
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Performance of LastPass when compared to Roboform and others of its ilk is excellent. LastPass only has a small button at the top of the browser and which when clicked will load options in a dropdown menu. LastPass does occupy less space on my browser compared to Roboform and also in terms of menu settings and options it is much easier to understand, configure and use for the novice or a beginner. Roboform will win hands down in terms of features but that does not mean advanced users will prefer it over LastPass. LastPass also comes out on top over the open source KeePass, which is only a desktop password manager and has a lot less options going for it.
Any complaints with LastPass? Yes! It creates a new profile when I change the password for an existing ID instead of just updating the old one. In other words if the login ID JohnDoe has the password ABC123 and then I change the password to ABCD1234, LastPass saves both versions of it which does lead to the occasional password or ID wrong message when trying to login. It would be great if LastPass recognized the username and URL and asked if the password was being changed instead of saving the information a second time. LastPass does ask a while later that the password is being changed and if it should be updated but doing it the first time around would serve the purpose much better one feels. Hopefully this should be fixed soon. I’ve been using password managers for a long time beginning with the excellent “Wand” in Opera Browser, Firefox and now in Google Chrome. All of them work great right out of the box, but are limited to the desktop being used. LastPass does extend this functionality to anywhere in the world and is definitely recommended for its ease of use and great functionality so go get it for free at https://lastpass.com/.
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