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+1 Agree. Lastpass has great functionality imo, and I want a level headed analysis before I jump ship to a competitor. I do wonder though if the change in owne

+1 Agree. Lastpass has great functionality imo, and I want a level headed analysis before I jump ship to a competitor. I do wonder though if the change in ownership last year has led to a decline in quality.

Adaptive 10y ago
FWIW I manage a couple Lastpass Enterprise installs and I haven't seen any indicators of a reduction in quality. Even @taviso had this (positive) follow up tweet: https://twitter.com/taviso/status/844574176165822465 https://twitter.com/taviso/status/844574176165822465
- SubiculumCode 10y ago
  yup. I checked my LastPass extension and it had updated and needed a browser restart.
- palant 10y ago
  Frankly, I cannot really understand him being positive about that. A vendor that rushes out a fix without verifying that they fixed the issue everywhere - that's not great at all. I definitely prefer vendors who take a few days to look at the issue properly. But then again, if LastPass did this they would have addressed the issues back in August last year at the latest and I would have nothing to write about.
iamatworknow 10y ago
Anecdotal and personal opinion, but I believe that it has. I've been a LastPass user since February 2014. I used to pay for the annual subscription because it was required to use their phone apps, but now that it isn't I find no benefit to the paid subscription, especially given how poorly some thing seem to be working. The user experience with extensions for different browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari) is inconsistent. Menus look and behave differently. Some options are present (and turned on by default) in one browser's extension and absent in another. For example, Firefox's extension opens the vault every time you log in unless you uncheck a box, so if you're at a password field ready to login, LastPass decides to just get in your way. But by far the most infuriating part for me has been the iOS app. For the past few months this is what I have to go through to use it: 1.) Open app 2.) Enter password 3.) Scan fingerprint 4.) Start looking for what I want to find 5.) App logs me out after about 30 seconds for no perceivable reason 6.) Enter password 7.) Scan fingerprint 8.) I'm now logged in, but the vault is completely empty 9.) Force close the app 10.) Open the app 11.) Enter password 12.) Scan fingerprint 13.) Finally get what I want I really do want to switch to something else, preferably self hosted, but I haven't been able to set aside the time to do the research and export/import what I have in LastPass currently.
- HenryBemis 10y ago
  My experience (with the risk appetite and settings to match said appetite): 1) open app 2) scan fingerprint 3) search "ycomb.." (which limits my results to HN account) 4) tap/copy password --------------------------------------- 5) switch to HN 6) login to HN to write this comment 7) ok I lied I wrote this on my laptop, but still..!! I was also scared when they were bought but no tragedies so far.
- jawon 10y ago
  I've been using the iOS app since it came out and have never had a problem with it. TouchID integration has been a godsend.
  - iamatworknow 10y ago
    Not sure what would be causing my issues then. It's only been happening for the past two or three months on my 6S Plus.
Obi_Juan_Kenobi 10y ago
I've always considered Lastpass to provide convenience at the cost of security, and as such am not concerned. To me, the point is managing the dozens of separate logins you have to manage to use the web. I often can't be bothered to remember which sites I've signed up for, let alone what the username and passwords are. For critical accounts (email, financial stuff, etc.) I'll always take the effort to memorize some high quality and unique usernames and passwords. I find this to be the best trade-off.

Adaptive 10y ago

FWIW I manage a couple Lastpass Enterprise installs and I haven't seen any indicators of a reduction in quality. Even @taviso had this (positive) follow up tweet: https://twitter.com/taviso/status/844574176165822465 https://twitter.com/taviso/status/844574176165822465

SubiculumCode 10y ago
yup. I checked my LastPass extension and it had updated and needed a browser restart.
palant 10y ago
Frankly, I cannot really understand him being positive about that. A vendor that rushes out a fix without verifying that they fixed the issue everywhere - that's not great at all. I definitely prefer vendors who take a few days to look at the issue properly. But then again, if LastPass did this they would have addressed the issues back in August last year at the latest and I would have nothing to write about.

iamatworknow 10y ago

Anecdotal and personal opinion, but I believe that it has. I've been a LastPass user since February 2014. I used to pay for the annual subscription because it was required to use their phone apps, but now that it isn't I find no benefit to the paid subscription, especially given how poorly some thing seem to be working. The user experience with extensions for different browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari) is inconsistent. Menus look and behave differently. Some options are present (and turned on by default) in one browser's extension and absent in another. For example, Firefox's extension opens the vault every time you log in unless you uncheck a box, so if you're at a password field ready to login, LastPass decides to just get in your way. But by far the most infuriating part for me has been the iOS app. For the past few months this is what I have to go through to use it: 1.) Open app 2.) Enter password 3.) Scan fingerprint 4.) Start looking for what I want to find 5.) App logs me out after about 30 seconds for no perceivable reason 6.) Enter password 7.) Scan fingerprint 8.) I'm now logged in, but the vault is completely empty 9.) Force close the app 10.) Open the app 11.) Enter password 12.) Scan fingerprint 13.) Finally get what I want I really do want to switch to something else, preferably self hosted, but I haven't been able to set aside the time to do the research and export/import what I have in LastPass currently.

HenryBemis 10y ago
My experience (with the risk appetite and settings to match said appetite): 1) open app 2) scan fingerprint 3) search "ycomb.." (which limits my results to HN account) 4) tap/copy password --------------------------------------- 5) switch to HN 6) login to HN to write this comment 7) ok I lied I wrote this on my laptop, but still..!! I was also scared when they were bought but no tragedies so far.
jawon 10y ago
I've been using the iOS app since it came out and have never had a problem with it. TouchID integration has been a godsend.
- iamatworknow 10y ago
  Not sure what would be causing my issues then. It's only been happening for the past two or three months on my 6S Plus.

Obi_Juan_Kenobi 10y ago

I've always considered Lastpass to provide convenience at the cost of security, and as such am not concerned. To me, the point is managing the dozens of separate logins you have to manage to use the web. I often can't be bothered to remember which sites I've signed up for, let alone what the username and passwords are. For critical accounts (email, financial stuff, etc.) I'll always take the effort to memorize some high quality and unique usernames and passwords. I find this to be the best trade-off.