Lastpass

I’ve been using a great password tool for a little over 1 month now.  It’s www.lastpass.com.  I used an encrypted spreadsheet with all my passwords in the past.  That is slow, cumbersome and requires a lot of steps.  I ended up re-using passwords which isn’t secure.   From the experts I listen to Lastpass is completly secure.  All your passwords, notes, and form details are encrypted on your computer.  Your master password is the only thing that can decrypt the data.

The encrypted blob of data get’s synced with their servers.  That way you are always in sync.  They do have an iPad web browser that syncs with their service.  That way your iPad will have all your passwords on it.  If you use more than one computer all your passwords will be in sync.

They have plug ins for every browser and every operating system.  I use it on my Mac and a PC, then on Firefox and Chrome web browsers on each computer.  They are always in sync.  It’s so nice and so so much faster.  They even have a stand alone program that will keep all your Lastpass info.

If you want to learn more about their security check out this Podcast.  http://twit.tv/sn256.  The main guy is Steve Gibson.  He’s a serious figure in the security community.

You can try it and if you don’t like it just uninstall it.

Please share your thoughts with me.