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LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

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Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

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Some of these tools (1Password in particular) seem geared toward individual password management. And LastPass wasn't exactly user-friendly. What are you using for group/team password management?

I use keepassx, it will allow you to keep a local repository of all of your passwords and sensitive information encrypted and accessible to all of your team members.

Commonkey is another great program and is free for teams of three.

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

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post #143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This isn't quite a reason to jump ship for me yet, but I'll certainly be duplicating work to other services(which so far, I've found to be quite inferior). Did you try 1Password (which works with Dropbox, Wifi sync, etc.)? Not affiliated with them, just a happy customer.

Is it usable on linux?

It's usable with their javascript-based version, but someone has also written a 1Password-compatible clone that works quite nicely: http://hg.icculus.org/icculus/1pass/

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

This isn't quite a reason to jump ship for me yet, but I'll certainly be duplicating work to other services(which so far, I've found to be quite inferior). Did you try 1Password (which works with Dropbox, Wifi sync, etc.)? Not affiliated with them, just a happy customer.

70€ is quite expensive

For the secure storage of hundreds of passwords that sit in front of insane amounts of personal information, with support for auto-filling on desktop and mobile, easy syncing, archive sharing, and more...

It's really not that expensive for what you're trusting it with.

Edit: not affiliated, but it has to be my #1 favorite application on any platform.

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

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Assuming your passwords are in a "stable" state (i.e. you're not constantly adding new logins to your vault), it would probably be a good idea at this point to make a backup of LastPass's database via the Export feature and hold onto that backup. I know I'm on the paranoid end, but I have this sneaking suspicion that the Export feature might "disappear" in the coming months to try to curtail a mass exodus of users.

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

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post #143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This isn't quite a reason to jump ship for me yet, but I'll certainly be duplicating work to other services(which so far, I've found to be quite inferior). Did you try 1Password (which works with Dropbox, Wifi sync, etc.)? Not affiliated with them, just a happy customer.

Is it usable on linux?

Works fine in Wine.

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

#179
First off, congrats to the LastPass team! You guys have built an awsrome product and company.

My hope now is that LastPass won't go down the same path as Meldium, after they were acquired by logmein; the product went downhill very quickly.

In the case of Meldium, it seems they were trying to improve the UI by improving the design at the expense of functionality. It feels like LastPass is in a similar position now.

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

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Anyone aware of good alternatives? Primarily for enterprise customers who want to share passwords between teams. We have developers, and regular ol' employees who use this of varying levels of computer comfort. We need to be able to share passwords org-wide and team-wide. And on a personal note, I need to be able to manage my own passwords and my partner's and we share from time to time.

Thycotic Secret Server - http://thycotic.com/products/secret-server/ - is the gold standard I believe.
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