How to Use LastPass to Share Passwords 

It always seems to happen at the most inconvenient time. You need to pay that bill now, but you can't get a hold of your partner to give you the password. You need to log in to your laptop to work, but your friend first needs to dig out their WiFi password. You want to watch that excellent new documentary, but you can't remember the password to the family's video streaming account. At home, while traveling, and in the office, we often find ourselves asking someone, "Hey, what's the password again?" Unfortunately, when so many of our daily tasks and work are online, password sharing is just a fact of life. But it can be an inconvenience and is often not done securely. So how can you share passwords with friends, family, or coworkers safely and conveniently? With a password manager!  A password manager like LastPass makes it easier to manage your passwords. It also helps share those passwords with others. When you share passwords through a password manager, each person has a "copy" of the password. For example, if you use LastPass to share passwords, each person logs in to their password manager vault, where they can see their private passwords and any shared passwords. Shared passwords sync automatically, so if one person updates the account record in their vault, the other person receives the update in their vault, too.  But is it safe? Yes. If you use LastPass to share a password, it's far more secure than emailing, texting, or writing a password down. That's because the password is encrypted. If you use LastPass to share passwords, only the people sharing the password have access to it because they are the only ones with their master password to log in to their password vaults and decrypt that information.  Now, that doesn't mean you should share passwords with anyone. Passwords are private information that you should share as infrequently as possible. However, there are many scenarios where you may need to share passwords:

• Spouses, partners, or roommates that need to share accounts for household management and day-to-day tasks, like paying bills, making appointments, and enjoying online entertainment
• Parents that need to share accounts with children for school or entertainment
• Coworkers that need to share accounts for team tasks or projects

But, even when sharing a password is necessary, there are still ways to make it more secure. Sharing credentials through a password manager is a good start since the information is stored and transmitted securely. Plus, you can see all shared passwords in your Sharing Center. You can easily update a shared password, change permissions, or even revoke access entirely. In short, a password manager makes it easy to keep an eye on who has access to your information and allows you to make any changes quickly if needed to protect yourself. Always remember to make every password unique and random with a password generator. If you're no longer sharing an account login with someone, be sure to change the password to something new. A password manager simplifies password sharing for individuals, families, and teams. For example, maybe you need to keep your household on the same page. Or you're helping your aging parents with managing their growing digital lives. Or you're part of a team collaborating digitally on projects. Whenever you need to share access with someone, LastPass' password sharing features make it easy to keep everyone in the loop while protecting private information. Worried your employees are making critical password mistakes? Click the button below.