Secure your online passwords
Let LastPass audit your passwords to track down and replace insecure ones
Let LastPass audit your passwords to track down and replace insecure ones
Just how secure are the passwords you use to protect your online accounts? Chances are that even if you’ve upped your game in recent times, you’re still relying on the same memorable (and therefore easily crackable) password for a number of websites. However secure you think your passwords are, it’s always a good time to test them, just in case.
Auditing passwords by hand is time consuming: you’d have to go to each website in turn and write down your details before manually comparing the list for duplicates, assuming you can remember every site. Changing a password is awkward too, as coming up with a secure sequence is only half the battle. Have you recorded it accurately? Where’s a safe place to store it?
This is where LastPass comes in. The free online password manager allows you to securely store all your login details in an encrypted ‘vault’. This vault is protected by a single master password – the only password you’ll have to remember. Install the browser extension and it’ll offer to save your login details as you visit each of your sites, allowing you to both store them in your vault and quickly log in in future, thanks to its automatic form-filling tools.
More importantly, once you’ve recorded your passwords, you’re in a position to run the all-important security audit, to reveal weak and duplicate passwords, and a chance to replace them with something better. Read on to find out how. Nick Peers