Nonetheless, for a number of reasons, there may be users in your organization whose iteration count falls below this level.

Our default setting since 2019 has been 100,100 iterations.

However, please see Topic 9: Federated customer considerations for an important update related to split knowledge component security. Federation provides a significant defensive advantage against brute force attacks against a stolen vault. Instead, federated users leverage a 256-bit “hidden master password” made up of two or three (depending on implementation model) unique cryptographically generated random 256-bit split knowledge components which are stored separately and then combined mathematically to create the key used to encrypt/decrypt data once passed through SHA256. Longer is better, and a computer-generated random password is best, particularly when using all available character sets (alphanumeric, special characters, and symbols).įor businesses who make use of federation, policies controlling master passwords don’t apply since your users do not make use of a master password. The master password should be at least 12 characters long. Without the encryption key, nobody has access to the encrypted data in a user’s vault.įor all non-federated users in a LastPass Business account, it is important to enable policies that ensure each end user creates a strong and unique master password for their vault.

LastPass uses the master password and username to create a unique encryption key that keeps sensitive data from being exposed.

Deprecation of Password apps (Push Sites to Users)Įach section presents reporting options to help identify users or data that may be at risk, as well as remediation tasks that may be performed by either a LastPass admin and/or end users.

Focus on items relevant to your specific LastPass deployment and configuration: We suggest reviewing these topics in the order presented. It outlines the reporting and remediation steps necessary to reduce the impact of unauthorized access to LastPass information associated with your organization. This document is for LastPass Business admins and security analysts.

Note: To read the complete update on the security incident from our CEO, Karim Toubba, visit the LastPass blog.

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