How do I manage the dark web monitoring policy for LastPass Business users?
LastPass admins of LastPass Business accounts can manage the "Control dark web monitoring" policy and its settings.
About this policy
- Control dark web monitoring policy
- Control how your organization uses LastPass dark web monitoring. If enabled, LastPass performs a background security scan against a database of known third-party security breaches for each monitored username.
- If the username associated with a login is potentially at risk, an email is sent to the user identifying the compromised website and recommending preventative measures.
How to enable & configure
- Log in with your email address and master password to access the new Admin Console at https://admin.lastpass.com.
- If prompted, complete steps for multifactor authentication (if it is enabled for your account).
- Go to .
- Select New Policy.
- Search for and select the Control dark web monitoring policy.
- Select Continue.
- Select Edit policy settings.
- In the Value field, enter one of the following number values based on your desired selection:
- 1 – Available, user controlled. Allow users to stop monitoring any or all addresses.
- 2 – Available, admin controlled. Don't allow users to stop monitoring in any way.
- 3 – Restricted, admin controlled. Turn off dark web monitoring for all users, even if they had previously activated it before this policy was implemented. Don't allow monitoring in any way.
- Optional: If desired, add Notes about this policy.
- Select Save changes.
- Select Edit policy users.
- Assign users and groups by choosing one of the following options:
Applies to Instructions All users - Select .
Only these users/groups - Select .
- Use the search field and select the users and/or groups that you want to include for this policy.
- Select .
All except these users/groups - Select .
- Use the search field and select the users and/or groups to exclude from this policy.
- Select .
- Select Save changes.
- For Status, choose from the following options:
- Select Enabled to enforce the policy immediately and apply to all selected users.
- Select Disabled to add the policy but not yet enforce it upon your selected users; can be enabled later.
- Select Save changes.
Enable the "Control dark web monitoring" policy.
Configure the policy settings.
Add users to the policy.
Set the policy status.
Results: You have configured the "
Control dark web monitoring" policy for your selected end users.