LastPass Goes Passwordless
December 04 2019 - 9:00AM
LogMeIn Inc. (Nasdaq:LOGM) today announced the next major update to
its recently released LastPass Identity solution that introduces
new ways for an employee to access their work without needing to
type a password. This release marks the next phase in the company’s
longer-term strategy to redefine cloud identity and expand LastPass
for Business into a complete identity offering.
Building on its industry-leading enterprise password management
technology, LastPass Identity now delivers a complete passwordless
login experience for employees across applications, VPNs and
devices (PCs, Macs, Android & iOS mobile devices) through
device-native biometric authentication, single sign-on and
federated identity integrations, all while giving IT complete
control over every access point.
When passwords are estimated to be the root cause of 80 percent
of all data breaches and IT is spending approximately four hours
per week on password management-related issues alone, it’s clear
that passwords continue to be a source of many security risks and
employee frustrations. Going passwordless with LastPass Identity
introduces new ways for employees to securely log in to
their work accounts and devices without a password in sight, thus
eliminating many password-related risks, leading to higher security
and employee productivity, while also freeing up resources for
IT.
New updates designed to eliminate the need for passwords for end
users include:
- Workstation Login: Using the secure,
device-native biometric authentication technology of LastPass MFA,
Workstation Login enables employees to log into their PCs and Macs
using only biometrics, without ever having to type a
password. Eliminating the password results in an improved user
experience for employees – a login that is more seamless and secure
than a traditional username and password. It also enables IT to
implement biometric authentication across every business-critical
work device to remain confident that only the right employees are
logging in. With this feature comes “Offline Mode,” which enables
employees to securely authenticate their identity no matter where
they are – even when they are traveling or without internet – which
helps improve security and employee productivity from
everywhere.
- Okta & Azure AD Federation: LastPass is
expanding its portfolio of federated identity integrations to give
IT teams greater flexibility to integrate LastPass into existing IT
ecosystems to offer employees a passwordless experience, regardless
of their current identity provider. LastPass’ business
solutions now support federation with Okta and Azure Active
Directory in addition to Microsoft Active Directory. Organizations
who use Okta, Azure AD or AD as their identity provider can now
federate into LastPass so that once employees are logged into their
identity provider, the LastPass Master Password is no longer
needed.
“For over a decade, LastPass has made it easier for thousands of
businesses and millions of users to improve their password security
and safeguard their digital assets. The truth of the matter is,
passwords aren’t fully going away; there are still some use cases
where you have to manage passwords behind the scenes in order to
provide that passwordless login experience for the user,” said John
Bennett, SVP & GM of Identity & Access Management at
LogMeIn. “As a leader in managing passwords, we believe we are
uniquely positioned to help businesses provide the best balance of
strong security and user experience. Our LastPass Identity solution
does that by enabling IT to manage every password behind the scenes
while also giving employees a simple, truly passwordless
experience. We are committed to continuing to build on our identity
and access management capabilities designed to enable businesses to
simply and securely address current and emerging access and
authentication challenges.”
Availability
These passwordless features are now available for all LastPass
Identity customers.
For more information about LastPass Identity and how to go
passwordless with LastPass, visit
https://www.lastpass.com/solutions/passwordless-access.
Additional Resources
- LastPass Identity
- LastPass Blog
About LastPassLastPass is an award-winning
password manager helping more than 16 million users organize and
protect their online lives. For more than 58,000 businesses of all
sizes, LastPass provides identity and access management
solutions that are easy to manage and effortless to use. From
single sign-on and enterprise password management to adaptive
multifactor authentication, LastPass for Business gives superior
control to IT and frictionless access to users. For more
information, visit https://lastpass.com. LastPass is a
trademark of LogMeIn in the U.S. and other countries.
About LogMeIn, Inc. LogMeIn, Inc. (NASDAQ:
LOGM) simplifies how people connect with each other and the world
around them to drive meaningful interactions, deepen relationships,
and create better outcomes for individuals and businesses. One of
the world’s top 10 public SaaS companies, and a market leader in
unified communications and collaboration, identity and access
management, and customer engagement and support solutions, LogMeIn
has millions of customers spanning virtually every country across
the globe. LogMeIn is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with
additional locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia
and Australia.
Media Contact: Lauren Christopherson
press@lastpass.com 617-279-2443
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