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making secure unique passwords for every single web service you use is a pain and using the same password on multiple sites is a really really really bad idea Amaya's Akhtar and today I'll be showing you how to use LastPass to manage your passwords LastPass is a password manager that works on desktops laptops and mobile devices to get started get to your laptop and visit LastPass calm download the LastPass extension that applies to you LastPass will automatically detect if you're on Windows Mac or Linux and offer you a recommended download link in our case this is a Mac and LastPass is offering up a universal Mac os10 installer that will install the LastPass password manager on pretty much whatever browser you have on your machine download that file then open the Installer in the Installer you can create your LastPass account before you create your account you want to make sure you have a really really strong password for LastPass since this will manage all your other passwords everywhere this password should be super secure now what makes a password super secure there are a lot of factors but as a rule of thumb make sure you haven't used this password with any other service avoid using dictionary words and avoid the most common passwords such as 1 2 3 4 5 6 or password definitely have over 8 characters in your password and include a mix of uppercase letters lowercase letters numbers and special characters once you've figured out that awesome password don't forget it after that's all set LastPass starts doing its job now when you sign up for services or log on to different pages like Twitter or Amazon or your bank you can have LastPass generate passwords for you LastPass will automatically save that information and autofill it if you want if you use multiple computers you can always go to LastPass comm and enter your email address and super secure password to get access to your vault of usernames and passwords you can access the web version on your mobile device but LastPass is a lot easier to use if you use the LastPass app for your phone or tablet the apps available for iOS Android Windows Phone and Blackberry however while the app is free it only works if you pay for a LastPass premium which costs $12 per year the LastPass app lets you sign into sites using a built in browser there are a number of alternatives out there including one password which gives the user more control and it doesn't have subscription fees normally you'll have to 50 dollars for a desktop app and the mobile app for iOS is about 18 dollars currently at the time of this recording those prices are slashed in half now those are one-time fees instead of a subscription there's also keepass it's an open-source alternative probably best suited to power users so there you have it how to use a password manager on Maya's akhtar for more tips and tricks check out how to see Netcom