LastPass password manager coming to webOS, in beta now 19
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 7:30 pm EST 
There are many password manager services out there, but only a few available to webOS users. In the future we’ll have one more to add to our list: LastPass. Actuall, if you're into beta, the future is now. The LastPass webOS app, currently in beta testing, syncs with your LastPass account to provide access to all of your secure website and notes data. This isn’t just a client to access the website through a webOS interface - LastPass for webOS will sync your data onto the phone and store it locally, only jumping online to sync changes and only when you tell it to. LastPass will even have type-to-search functionality for our ever-growing lists of personal data.
Interested? You can download the beta now, thanks to Palm’s web app distribution system. Currently you can try this service free for two weeks, though syncing is a LastPass premium feature, so you’ll have to fork over some cash ($1 a month) if you think it’s worth it.
Thanks to dtatgenho and xylophon for the tip!
19 Comments
Let me get this straight: You give all your secure passwords to some third-party site?
-- Rod
My thoughts exactly
OK, https://lastpass.com/support_faqs.php#stolen says that they encrypt before syncing, so it's not so bad.
I'd still prefer a sync solution that uses SSH or HTTPS to a server that I control ...
-- Rod
Still not good enough. :-)
I am waiting for KeePass to come to WebOS (along with a Dropbox client). Then I am not trusting my stuff to a third party, AND (most importantly) it is open source and the encrytpion methods have been tested and verified.
KeePass for me. I'll suffer not having a WebOS version, as the stuff that it keeps safe for me, and HOW it does it, is so much more important.
(I will say, however, that LastPass has a LOT more credibility, it would seem, in this space, than some of these other password vault apps in the catalog. So that is a positive in my mind)
I don't really trust Google with my contact information (or 1 zillion other things they love to collect). I am certainly not going to trust my *PASSWORDS* to a cloud service (no matter how much they claim it is locally encrypted or whatnot). If it is not open source, how can anyone know what they are doing?
I will now go crawl back under the rock with my tinfoil hat....
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I've been using Lastpass for a while now. It's a fantastic program on the desktop. It has tools for generating secure passwords, utilities for using passwords on public computers, autofill, etc.
I've been using Lastpass on the Pre for about a week now. It's a work in progress, but so far I'm very happy.
I think one of the Lastpass principals is a Pre user, so it's nice to see the Pre getting good attention from this company.
Who cares. Where is webOS 1.4 already?
I personally have been waiting for this! I have been using lastpass to keep all my passwords across all my computers.
The file is encrypted before it is sent to their server so they cannot access your file even if they wanted to. Only the encrypted one is kept there and it is un-encrypted locally on-the-fly, your key stays local.
With that said I am kind of paranoid and not one to just blindly give all my passwords to a company and I researched them before using them. I was also worried and I understand that they "could" get your key I guess but I have Googled and read a lot about the company. I trust them more than most options out there. I have not had any problems as yet and have not heard of anyone who has.
Unless it is open source, you don't *know* for sure that it is "encrypted before it is sent to their server so they cannot access your file even if they wanted to". Backdoors are more common than many people would admit.
I'm going to have to pitch in and say I wouldn't use a third party to store my all my passwords regardlless of any encryption just in principal.
I personally wouldn't trust an online service with all my important data. On top of that it's $1/month. I therefore just decided to go with jVault as soon as the desktop companion program became available. I'm very happy so far.
I started using this on my desktop with firefox and works well. I will give it a go on my pre.
Frickin' awesome! Lastpass is, by far, the most useful Firefox add-on I use on a day to day basis.
If i get this right your passwords are stored unencrypted on your device. You simply have to loose your device or - worse - get it stolen and then its more than easy for the finder (or thief) to extract your data.
To be fair I have to add that I myself am a developer of a password (and data) storage app (SecuStore) so you wouldnt expect me to give an approving comment.
However what i said still counts. A password manager without encryption? No thanks.
I switched to this from SplashID because they can't seem to get their heads out of their A%%. I'm really liking it so far. This works great with firfox and now I can access my passwords at anytime without having to worry about syncing them all the time. I tried to warn splashID to get their app sync out there but they blew it and now they have lost a customer and I'm sure more will follow. Lastpass is first and they will have many new customers who need password sync.
As a longtime user of Roboform, this intrigued me. Once I'd done the research, I switched, and I've got to say, I like it. I'm as paranoid as the next guy, but this is a huge improvement in security over what most users do, and security is always a trade off of some kind. (ease of use vs maximum security usually).
Yes, it's riskier than memorizing all your secure passwords, but unless your memory is MUCH MUCH better than mine, it's less risky than almost any other scheme I can think of. Do the research BEFORE spouting off.
Looks cool,but they need a workaround for Yubikey users.
I have been using LastPass for almost 2 years with Firefox with NO problems..It is THE best Add on..I trust the encryption. I just don't want to pay a monthly fee for it..One time-$6 fee maybe..