An updated LastPass: include your passwords in a will

Technologies / by admin / December 19, 2019

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The updated version of the popular LastPass password manager received function "Emergency Access". Its use will enable the owner know the password can access this data in the event of unexpected and very unpleasant circumstances.

The password manager stores not only personal data and applications online dating sites, but more important accounts. Including - the data for the access to credit and debit card accounts, personal accounts offices to pay bills and more. What will happen to them if there was a misfortune? How close can pay bills or treatment if the owner passwords happens accident that lead to disability or even sudden death?

LastPass developers have solved this problem by adding version 4.0 function "Emergency access» (Emergency Access). With its help you can assign a certain e-mail addresses from which you can request access to certain passwords. When attempting to gain access using one of these addresses, LastPass will alert the owner primary passwords. In the event that a notification is not received a response within a specified time-out, the user, entered under "emergency» email, have access to advance certain categories of user accounts and passwords from base.

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Although it looks like a bomb, the developers have left the possibility to configure a waiting period, making it quite long. However, the function can simply turn off and not used at all.