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Password Vaults and LastPass – Ask Leo! Live

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A discussion of why password managers are SO important, followed by a demonstration of LastPass, and of course some Q&A.

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A password vault is the most secure pragmatic approach to managing passwords, particularly by enabling the use of long, complex, passwords, unique to each web sites. I demonstrate installing LastPass, and using it to sign in, create and update vault entries, as well as describing what information is stored for each entry. Finally I show how to back up the contents of your LastPass database both to prevent data loss, as well as possibly move to another tool if you’re so inclined.

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1 thought on “Password Vaults and LastPass – Ask Leo! Live”

  1. Thank you Leo. I have been using LastPass for a couple of years and I still learned some things. Notes are one of my favorite features too.

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