LastPass is an online password manager that helps you securely manage all your passwords.

It encrypts and stores all your passwords online. However, the lastpass database containing the passwords is encrypted locally on your machine before it is sent to the remote server thus making it very secure.

I have been using LastPass for some time now and it has saved me the hassle of remembering the user names and passwords of the accounts I have created with many websites.

The LastPass.com website itself is encrypted using high-grade AES 256 bit encryption before it transmitted over the Net.

LastPass is free for use on the Desktop. It is available for Windows platform as a native binary. And for Linux, and Mac OS X as web browser plugins. You can download the LastPass Firefox plugin from firefox website.

The interesting thing to note here is, LastPass is also available as a native application for smart phones and gadgets of today such as – iPhone, iPad, Android powered phones, Symbian cell phones, Palm WebOS, and Windows mobiles. However, to use LastPass on the mobile phones, you need to buy a premium membership – which comes rather cheap at a mere $1 per month, billed annually.

Features of Free LastPass

• One master password – You have to remember only one password.
• Automatically fill forms with your personal information
• Easily log into your websites seamlessly with a single click of your mouse button.
• Protect against identity theft. Your data is secured on your local machine before it is transmitted over the Net.
• Synchronize across web browsers – This is done using plugins for Firefox, Safari, and IE.
• Store secure notes – not just passwords and user names.
• Take full control of your data – You can import and export your data – even take backup.
• Generate secure passwords
• One time passwords – This is a very useful feature provided by LastPass. When you want to access your LastPass vault on untrusted computers or networks, you can use one time passwords and never worry about revealing your actual LastPass Master password.
• Limit access to your account using identities.
• LastPass also has an On-screen virtual keyboard which provides added protection against key loggers.

The LastPass team has put together an impressive collection of videos detailing each and every feature of LastPass. You can watch the videos here.