I'm not sure how the emergency access works. After the wait period, does the trusted user get one access to the main account? Or is it continuous access until revoked by the main user.

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I'm not sure how the emergency access works.  After the wait period, does the trusted user get one access to the main account?  Or is it continuous access until revoked by the main user.

charlie · Answer

@gilder, that's not what the user asked. I share their same question. Both that page you linked and this one indicate clearly that the emergency access is "one-time". What happens after that one time?

If we (the lastpass account owner) have a serious accident or die, and we grant a trusted person this access, there will be a lot of stress. They're not going to be able to attend to managing our affairs in a single session.

Sure you (LastPass) have had people leverage the feature. What has happened for them?

We who would be relying on this crucial functionality simply  need better clarification on this. Both pages cover this aspect in just a single sentence.

LastPass Support · Answer

Hello @davidwatson833​

Welcome to the LastPass Community!

I'll be glad to help with your question, in regards of emergency access when the other party requests access as you noticed there's a wait period that you can modify from your emergency access settings, this would be the time it will take before the other person receives a copy of your vault. If you decide to not give access you will have the wait period to revoke it before it is given.

For more details about this you can check this article: Setup and manage emergency access.

Please let me know if you have any other question.

Thank you,