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A few users have reported finding their LastPass vault apparently empty after they log into LastPass through their browser, click the LastPass icon in the toolbar, select Open my Vault.
The good news is, your vault is probably NOT empty, it just looks that way.
Your Cornell LastPass Enterprise account includes a feature called Shared Folders, which you can use to share authentication information with other people at Cornell. For example, if everyone in your department shares access to an external site through a single password, one person can maintain the…
There are two ways to approach this, depending on what LastPass has already done: Multiple cornell.edu entries or no entry yet for a particular site.
Multiple cornell.edu Entries
Open your LastPass vault to see what LastPass has already saved. You may see multiple entries for "cornell.edu."
This link will take you to the LastPass Browser Install page. The big red Quick Install button at the top of the page will install the extension for your current browser. Please click it. We recommend that you do NOT select the Universal Installer option.
In general, users have found that Chrome, Firefox, and Safari work better with LastPass than Internet Explorer and Edge.
While some users have reported no problems, others have had trouble installing the browser extension and using LastPass successfully.
We recommend Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.…
Own your online presence and update privacy settings on your connected devices, social media, and online services. Your personal information is like currency. Value it. Protect it.
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You will not be able to activate your LastPass account unless you have two-step login enabled for your NetID. Some LastPass users are receiving two Duo (Cornell Two-Step Login) push notifications when they try to sign into LastPass.
Some LastPass users are receiving two Duo (Cornell Two-Step Login) push notifications when they try to sign into LastPass. LastPass is aware of this issue and working on a solution to the problem.
If you choose to use Cornell's Enterprise LastPass service, we require that your…
Many people already have free, personal LastPass accounts associated with an external email address.
During the process of activating your Cornell Enterprise LastPass account, you will be given the opportunity to "link" your personal account to the Cornell account. (You can also link the accounts…
The Cornell Enterprise LastPass account created for you will use your NetID address, so you will sign in to LastPass using your NetID address, not your alias address. You will complete two-step login using the Duo account associated with your NetID account.
But when it comes to the login…
You have the option of organizing the login information for various sites into LastPass Vaults (these appear as a series of nested folders) to make it easier to maintain. Users who save information about many sites will see a larger benefit from this organization. Specifying which…
LastPass can import passwords saved in your browser's password manager, other password manager products, or files exported from other sources.
You can have LastPass prompt you to log in when you open your browser.
To enable/disable this feature,
Click the LastPass icon in your browser's toolbar, then click Account Options.
Click Extension Preferences.
Whenever you sign up for a new account on a website or app, you are asked to create a password. A very important security principle is to always use a different password for each account you create. Reusing passwords makes you much less secure and more vulnerable to account compromise.
LastPass…
LastPass requires Cornell's Two-Step Login service. If you're not already using it, sign up for Two-Step Login as your first step.
Staff, faculty, students, affiliates, and Sponsored NetIDs are eligible for accounts.
Alumni and retirees are not eligible.
If you have, at some point in the past, created a personal LastPass account using your NetID@cornell.edu email address, your account will be converted into a Cornell Enterprise account during activation. This is true for both free personal accounts and premium personal accounts.
You can log in through the Zoom app (assuming you have downloaded the app) or through the Zoom website. Both methods work fine, so use whichever you prefer.
Alumni are not included in the Cornell license.
This page describes logging in through the Zoom app.
When you leave Cornell, your account will be converted to a free, personal account. All the site information you have saved will be retained. Of course, credentials you used to access some Cornell services will no longer be valid, so you'll probably want to remove those items from your LastPass…
You will not be able to activate your LastPass account unless you have Two-Step Login enabled for your NetID.
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How to Sign up for Cornell LastPass Using Your NetID Address