LastPass: Face recognition and fingerprint authentication
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The password manager LastPass now also allows passwordless authentication on desktop devices via fingerprint or face recognition.
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The password manager LastPass is getting a new function that all users can now use to log in via fingerprint or face recognition can authenticate. So far, this only worked on mobile devices such as smartphones, but now it’s also available for them desktop-Use unlocked.
This means that a password is no longer required to log in via the PC. That master password is only used in exceptional cases, for example to make serious changes in the settings or authorizations.
“LastPass is proud to be the first solution and only password manager that allows users to securely and effortlessly log in, manage their account details, and gain instant access to the accounts they use every day – without ever having to enter a password “security researcher Chris Hoff told LastPass The Verge.
In the past we have already reported that many companies want to adopt new standards in passwordless authentication methods such as FIDO. So LastPass’s decision to think along these lines is consistent with the industry.
The password manager does track a Freemium model, which offers some features only for paying users. However, passwordless authentication on desktop devices will also available for free accounts be.
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Reference-www.pc-magazin.de