Password Managers...

Winuser · Jan 26, 2022

TheMystic said:
According to what he says and what Lastpass website claims, there is no way to recover the vault if you forget the master password. It doesn't work like how your email works.

How does account recovery work for LastPass?

Account recovery is used when a master password is lost or forgotten. In order to get back into your vault, you will need to go through the account recovery process in order to change your master password and recover your account.

support.logmeininc.com

pparks1 · Jan 26, 2022

Winuser said:
I would think that they would tell you that you have to go online and click on the I forgot my password and enter the info asked for. They also might be able to give you a temporary password by asking for your username, email address and if provided, answers to your security questions. I had to go through something like that when my cellular phone account got hacked.

Yeah, if you go to the forgot password link from lastpass, you will get the option to have them send you a HINT.....this hint is whatever you provided to them when you setup the account. They cannot provide you with the the password.

Winuser · Jan 26, 2022

pparks1 said:
Yeah, if you go to the forgot password link from lastpass, you will get the option to have them send you a HINT.....this hint is whatever you provided to them when you setup the account. They cannot provide you with the the password.

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I don't use LastPass. I was just showing that it is possible to receive a temporary password. Read the page I linked too.

Kol12 · Jan 27, 2022

I would highly recommend a Yubikey for 2FA on any accounts it can secure. You can even use Yubikey to secure the Windows login.

johnlgalt · Apr 13, 2022

I've maintained my own password lists through apps for the better part of 2 decades now.

I started out using Moon Software's Password Agent, but after he pulled (what then felt like) a sneaky grab to get more money by releasing a new version and asking for a new registration payment, I switched to KeePass 2.xx, FOSS.

In the last coupe of years, I swapped from KeePass to KeePassXC (and from KeePass2Android to KeePassDX on my Android devices, unrelated to XC) as it is just as actively maintained as KeePass but with a more modern interface and certain features I make extensive use of built in natively versus relying on a plugin with KeePass.

Additionally, any site that allows for MFA I enable it - and sites that allow for using a physical key, I register both sets of my Google Titan Security keys. I'm (anxiously!) awaiting delivery of my pair of Solo V2s so I can move away from the Titans, as they support only FIDO original not FIDO2, and thus some sites (and Windows) will not let me use Titan for security / MFA purposes.

And, since I use KeepassXC / DX on all my devices, now, I never have my browsers save login credentials anymore (for sites that are related to work / personal info / finances / etc.) And I'm using separate profiles in Firefox to access them to isolate them as much as possible.

RD Mercer · Apr 13, 2022

With all the modern technology out now, you would think someone would have come out with some sort a fingerprint/thumbprint usb attachment, I use the thumbprint option to unlock my iPhone.

Kol12 · Apr 14, 2022

RD Mercer said:
With all the modern technology out now, you would think someone would have come out with some sort a fingerprint/thumbprint usb attachment, I use the thumbprint option to unlock my iPhone.

Look up NFC security keys.