The LastPass Authenticator is Time-based One Time Password (TOTP) compliant, meaning it uses a common and widely adopted algorithm used in most leading consumer and enterprise authentication systems from companies like Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Symantec. There are hundreds of websites and apps that offer multifactor authentication login options, including everything from social networks to productivity apps to many online banking services. Using LastPass Authenticator with 3 rd Party Apps and Websites Going forward, the LastPass Authenticator will send an instant push notification – a simple “verify” button – to their mobile device (or on some smart watches like Apple Watch and Samsung Gear) when they attempt to log into their LastPass account, thus creating a fast, easy two-step process for accessing their password vault.Īlternatively, users can choose to have the Authenticator generate a 6-digit, 60-second code or send a code via SMS (text message), which they can then enter into LastPass to authenticate their log in. LastPass users simply download the free LastPass Authenticator app on their iPhone, iPad or Android device, turn on “multifactor” in their LastPass account, and then use the phone’s (or tablet’s) camera to scan a bar code displayed in LastPass to link the Authenticator app to their account. The LastPass Authenticator adds an extra lock and key to that vault, in a quick, free and simple way. LastPass is best known as a market leading password manager – a secure vault to create, store and manage all of a user’s online passwords and login credentials. Using LastPass Authenticator with the LastPass Password Manager “We see it as a great way to not only bolster the security for millions of LastPass customers, but ultimately, bring an added level of protection to virtually anyone online.” That’s the driving goal behind the LastPass Authenticator: Bring the security benefits of two-factor authentication to the masses by taking the pain and friction out of the equation, creating something that people want to use,” said Joe Siegrist, GM and VP, of LastPass. “Today, multifactor authentication is far too often limited to security sensitive early adopters, and people that have to use it because IT forced them to do so. As a result, users can quickly turn their smartphones – or even their Apple Watch - into a simple extra security key for their digital lives. Available immediately on Google Play, iTunes App Store, and the Microsoft App Store, the new LastPass Authenticator app is designed for use with the LastPass password manager, as well as hundreds of popular applications and websites, like Amazon, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook and more. FAIRFAX, Va., Ma(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Today LastPass, makers of the world’s most popular 1 password manager, has introduced a new free offering designed to bring the security of two-factor authentication (2FA) to the mainstream.
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