LastPass supports a new type of security, which is the latest technology to help protect your website and app passwords. It uses biometric data like passkeys to make logins easier and more secure, eliminating passwords. You don’t need to use your LastPass master password on devices you set up for passwordless access.
What are passkeys, and why should I use them?
Passkeys are a new way to authenticate your identity by signing in to websites and apps without passwords. You can unlock these digital credentials with your fingerprint, face recognition, physical security key, or PIN.
Members of the FIDO Alliance made this possible. The group includes technology, finance, password security, and physical security key companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, LastPass, 1Password, Yubico, and TrustKey.
Passkeys are easier to use and more secure than passwords. Since passkeys sync across devices, you don’t enter passwords when switching between your phone and computer. Your accounts stay safe with minimal effort.
The switch to passkeys has started, but many websites and apps don’t support this passwordless login method. you may set up passkeys for Google, Microsoft, Apple, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, Amazon, and more.
We have a guide that explainstips and tricks to keep your data secure with passkeys.
How to set up passkeys in LastPass
You can create a passkey on your desktop or laptop computer to enjoy access to your LastPass Vault without entering your master password. LastPass will soon support passkeys on mobile devices. You can unlock your LastPass Vault with the advanced security and fingerprint authentication ofAndroid phones, so the need for passkeys is less urgent on mobile devices.
To set up passwordless access with passkeys in your desktop browser, you must activate multifactor authentication.
How to activate multifactor authentication
Create a passkey to access your LastPass Vault
How to use passkeys in LastPass
After you have passwordless setup with a passkey, it’s easy to log in to any website login saved in LastPass. There are two ways to open and sign in to a website.
Launch a website from the LastPass vault
Go to the website
Safer passwords with LastPass
Hard-to-remember passwords, hacked accounts, and complicated authentication measures haven’t kept us safer. After years of frustration, the solution to these problems is on the horizon. Passkeys offer better account security and are easier to use.
After setting up LastPass with passkeys for passwordless access, log in to your favorite websites by pressing your finger on a reader, glancing at a camera, or plugging in a USB key. This makes computer authentication quick and easy, like it is from your phone.
Alternatives to LastPass
LastPass isn’t the only way to enjoy this advanced authentication technology. Google, Microsoft, Apple, and other companies support passkeys.
For cross-platform support, a password manager is still useful. Beyond LastPass, third-party password managers 1Password,Bitwarden,Dashlane,Enpass, and NordPass support passkeys.
