Bitwarden Security and Compliance
Our commitment to security, privacy, and compliance with international standards
Protecting Customer Data
Bitwarden serves customers globally, helping them protect, store and share their sensitive data. Protecting customer data remains paramount to our company mission and Bitwarden complies with industry standards, conducting regular audits shared transparently with users. Through an open source approach, Bitwarden software is viewed and scrutinized by an engaged community around the world.
GDPR
Bitwarden complies with GDPR and current applicable EU data protection rules. In addition, Bitwarden uses and complies with EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).
See the Bitwarden Privacy Policy
Privacy Shield
Bitwarden complies with the EU-U.S., Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks.
Privacy Shield Framework
HIPAA
Bitwarden is officially HIPAA-compliant after receiving a HIPAA Security Rule Assessment Report from AuditOne in December 2020.
Bitwarden HIPAA Compliance
CCPA
Bitwarden is compliant with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
Third-party Security Audits
SOC2 Type 2 and SOC 3
Bitwarden has completed SOC 2 Type 2 and SOC 3 compliance.
Bitwarden SOC 2 certification2020 Security Assessment
Bitwarden completed a thorough security assessment and penetration test.
Bitwarden 2020 Security Audit2018 Security Assessment
Bitwarden completed a thorough security audit and cryptographic analysis.
Bitwarden 2018 Security AuditOpen Source Codebase
Codebase on GitHub
Bitwarden is focused on open source software with the entirety of the codebase available on GitHub.com.
github.com/bitwardenInformation & Resources
Independent Security Researcher Public Bug Bounty Program
Bitwarden partners with leading security researchers through HackerOne to improve our software.
Bug Bounty ProgramCloud Hosting
The Bitwarden cloud service is hosted on Microsoft Azure.
Microsoft Azure Compliance OfferingsSecurity Information
Zero Knowledge Encryption
Bitwarden takes a zero knowledge encryption approach to password management, meaning every piece of information in your Vault Is encrypted. For more information on this approach, please see:
How End-to-End Encryption Paves the Way for Zero KnowledgeVault Security in Bitwarden
For information on how Bitwarden Vaults are protected, including options for Bitwarden client applications, please see:
Vault Security in the Bitwarden Password ManagerSecurity FAQs
Visit the Security section of our help site for more information on Bitwarden security, or jump directly to one of the following:
- Can the Bitwarden team see my passwords?
- Does Bitwarden use a salted hash for my password?
- How do you keep the cloud servers secure?
- How is my data securely transmitted and stored on Bitwarden servers?
- Is Bitwarden audited?
- What encryption is being used?
- What happens if Bitwarden gets hacked?
- What information is encrypted?
- Where is my data stored in the cloud?
- Where is my data stored on my computer/device?
- Why should I trust Bitwarden with my passwords?
