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Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

#31

Post by a3n »

yoshamano wrote: post #9

My first reaction to reading the title was "why?" After reading the article (and then reading it again) I'm not left feeling confident that this is in any way positive for me as a LastPass Premium and Xmarks customer. In particular the vague line about, "As we become part of the LogMeIn family over the next several months, we’ll be releasing updates to LastPass, introducing new features..." To me, LastPass is feature…

> My first reaction to reading the title was "why?"

You're reading Hacker News. You know what "exit" means.

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

#32

Post by coldpie »

colinplamondon wrote: post #26
coldpie wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So, use an open source one.

Pretty key to have high quality mobile apps. Another big use case is having my teams be able to share passwords. Highly useful to be able to have access groups like "team" (everyone, things like Zendesk) "team-secure" (stuff with CC's, like Amazon), "dev" (general dev accounts), and "dev-secure" (compose.io access and the like). Makes it way faster to onboard new folks, and when people leave, to cleanly strip access…

Sure, but now you're trusting your entire infrastructure to a black box which can be passed around to anyone with enough money. There are trade-offs, and you have to consider everything when comparing features, including the license.

Also, no way I would do anything important on my phone. These things seem to be about as secure as sieves.

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

#34

Post by TimJRobinson »

colinplamondon wrote: post #26
coldpie wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So, use an open source one.

Pretty key to have high quality mobile apps. Another big use case is having my teams be able to share passwords. Highly useful to be able to have access groups like "team" (everyone, things like Zendesk) "team-secure" (stuff with CC's, like Amazon), "dev" (general dev accounts), and "dev-secure" (compose.io access and the like). Makes it way faster to onboard new folks, and when people leave, to cleanly strip access…

We're looking for the exact same thing, mobile apps and team management.

I've yet to find any open source software that does team management. Even multiple open source tools that work together to create this functionality would be great.

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

#36

Post by sarahprobono »

baldfat wrote: post #21
ghshephard wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I chose 1Password because it works seamlessly across iPhone/MacBook/Windows. https://agilebits.com/onepassword/windows

Linux?

Unfortunately not. https://discussions.agilebits.com/discussion/2846/new-produc...

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

#37

Post by yoshamano »

a3n wrote: post #31
yoshamano wrote: post #9

My first reaction to reading the title was "why?" After reading the article (and then reading it again) I'm not left feeling confident that this is in any way positive for me as a LastPass Premium and Xmarks customer. In particular the vague line about, "As we become part of the LogMeIn family over the next several months, we’ll be releasing updates to LastPass, introducing new features..." To me, LastPass is feature…

> My first reaction to reading the title was "why?" You're reading Hacker News. You know what "exit" means.

This is true, but my first reaction was as a LastPass customer not as an observer of the company.

I also agree with colinplamondon's comment "The thing I liked about LastPass was that it seemed like the highly geeky, less startupy approach to password managers, more likely to be run for the long-term, less likely to be at risk of an acquisition."

So the thought of them seeking an exit never crossed my mind.

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

#38

Post by baldfat »

sri_cyberdude wrote: post #22
colinplamondon wrote: post #8

This really rubs me the wrong way. Do not like the idea of my password manager bouncing around owners. Or infrastructure changes that new owners often push on the acquired company. If there's one business I REALLY do not want to be moving about, and I want as little churn as possible for, it's a password manager. The thing I liked about LastPass was that it seemed like the highly geeky, less startupy approach to pass…

I use opensource keepass. Sync my password db via dropbox. Totally works for me.

Using Dropbox for Security seems like a oxymoron? I fail to see that as anything I am willing to use.

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

#39

Post by baldfat »

coldpie wrote: post #24
baldfat wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What Open Source one was a convenient or as feature complete? Serious I love LastPass and I use it for everything BUT my banking. I just install the plugin on any device or open the webpage and I am all set with all my passwords.

I don't know what features you like or find important. But you have to consider the licensing model as a feature when choosing your software. What happens if the software is sold or no longer maintained? For me, I use a plaintext file in a Truecrypt archive because I'm a massive dweeb.

Truecrypt appears to be compromised.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/truecrypt-critical-flaws-reveal...

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

#40

Post by brento »

One of the reasons I chose 1Password over LastPass is because you can choose where to store your data (iCloud, Folder on your System, Dropbox). I don't think you should trust your passwords to any company.
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