![]() ![]() In Dale’s article he shows a screen shot of the advanced options for special characters, etc. I used this preferentially because some of my sites accept only these characters. Click on Generate and LastPass will show 12 random letters and numbers. It will ask if you’d like for LastPass to generate a new, secure password for you. ![]() LastPass will detect that step and show you a scarlet banner under the toolbar. In the usual fashion most such pages will ask for your old password, then give you two dialog boxes to (1) enter a new password, and (2) confirm it. Then, I proceeded to find the page at the site where I could change my password. Next, as LastPass recommends, I began visiting my sites and using my current list of userid/password combinations to gain access. No one knows this but you, and LastPass Help says they cannot retrieve it for you. Master PasswordĪfter you installed the LastPass plug-in into Firefox, the first thing to do is to construct a really secure, easily remembered Master Password. Downloading and installingįor starters the LastPass folks recommend that Mac Users download first the Firefox version ( and use it to create entries in your LastPass vault. Nevertheless, my early experience has been positive. It has turned out to be a very time-consuming task. So, I re-read Dale’s article and downloaded LastPass to give it a go. But, I missed out on the half-price deal Diana King alerted us to in February. I had heard a number of positive comments about 1Password. My article is about the nuts and bolts of this app. If you are seriously thinking about giving LastPass a try, I recommend reading Dale’s overview article first. This article relates my experience implementing LastPass. ![]() I read the articles by Dale Hrabak and Jonathan Bernstein on LastPass and 1Password, respectively, on pages 10-18 of the November – December 2012 issue of the Washington Apple Pi Journal. Home About Membership Calendar Events Journal Help Community Resources Whimsy Twitter Facebook Implementing LastPass – no small endeavor By Bob Whitesel Washington Apple Pi Journal, reprint ![]()
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