Frequently Asked Questions
Getting started with Bitwarden is quick and easy! Follow these steps:
Import passwords from 1Password
Follow this guide to get the most out of your trial
Start onboarding your employees
To cancel your 1Password subscription complete the following steps:
Sign in to your account on 1Password.com.
Click Billing in the sidebar, then click Billing Settings.
Click Unsubscribe.
Complete the following steps to export data from the 1Password desktop app:
Navigate to the vault you'd like to export.
In your vault, select the items you would like to export. Hold Ctrl/Cmd to select multiple vault items, or select everything by pressing Ctrl/Cmd + A.
On Windows, select File → Export or right-click and select Export.
On macOS, select File → Export → All Items...
In the export window, specify a location and file format.
To ensure security while leveraging the potential of AI, its important to:
Evaluate how your data will be used before investing in AI software and data security solutions
Leverage a trusted cybersecurity solution, like Bitwarden, to safeguard business accounts and securely store sensitive information
Regularly inspect new and existing AI software for vulnerabilities, focusing on compliance, risk, access, and privacy, which is often easier with open source technology that allows you to inspect the source code
Don’t willingly input highly sensitive personal or organizational data into AI-driven software tools
Artificial intelligence (AI) enhances cybersecurity threat detection but also poses new risks when not properly managed, empowering bad actors to create advanced malware and more convincing social engineering attacks. For example;
AI-powered malware can adapt its behavior against traditional security detection, analyzing target systems and changing its code
It can create highly convincing phishing emails, mimicking legitimate senders
It can produce authentic-looking video or audio for deepfake social engineering
Privacy and Reliance Risks: AI-driven security tools can compromise privacy by processing data without consent, while over reliance on them can create new risks if bypassed or compromised.
Oversharing Sensitive Info: If an AI platform is breached, any sensitive information individuals or employees input into the platform can be exploited.
These risks can be mitigated with a strong password manager, AI use policies. and vigilance about good security habits and evolving threats.
Yes, Bitwarden has a Public API (Restful API) that provides organizations a suite of tools for managing members, collections, groups, event logs, and policies. Bitwarden also has a Vault Management REST API for programmatic access to Vault secrets.
There is! Users with a premium subscription can proactively setup trusted emergency contacts who can access your vault in case of emergency. For more information, see Emergency Access.
As a zero-knowledge encryption solution, Bitwarden and its systems have no knowledge of, way to retrieve, or way to reset your master password. If you have already lost your master password, there is unfortunately no way for the team to recover the account. For help understanding what to do next, or what to do proactively to protect yourself from such a scenario, refer to the article on your master password.
Changing your account email address will not change the address that received 2FA codes if you are using two-step login via email.
Open the web vault, select the profile icon and choose Account Settings from the dropdown.
On the My Account page, find the Change Email section.
Enter your current Master Password to prove you have the authority to take this action, and specify the New Email you'd like to change to.
Select the Continue button.
Bitwarden will email a verification code to the specified email address. Check your inbox for the code and enter it into the Code text input displayed in your web vault to finalize the change.
If you have a paid subscription, also contact us to let us know about the change so that we change your billing information.
Be sure to logout of all Bitwarden apps you use, and log back in with the new credentials. Sessions using a "stale" email address will eventually be logged out.
To change your master password hint:
Open the web vault, select the profile icon and choose Account Settings from the dropdown.
From the account settings menu, select the Security page and the Master Password tab.
Enter a hint in the Master Password Hint box and select the Save button.
For information on the Bitwarden approach to security and underlying architecture (including data flow diagrams) see:
Password management is an important protection against cyber crimes. Many password managers are protected with strong security like AES, a technology used for protecting government sensitive information. Although password managers are a strong defense against data breaches, it is still very important for users to practice proper password habits, protect the master passwords, use 2FA as an extra human-side defense layer, and be aware of phishing scams that attempt to bypass the security features that the best password managers have. While no system is completely immune to hacking, reputable password managers use strong encryption and security practices to minimize the risk. Using a strong master password and enabling two-factor authentication can further reduce the chances of unauthorized access to password data.
If you use Bitwarden authenticator, Bitwarden will automatically copy a login's TOTP code to the clipboard when the login is auto-filled by any of the methods outlined in the Auto-fill Logins in Browser Extensions Help Center article.
Bitwarden can securely auto-fill your login information into websites using the browser extension and mobile apps (Android and iOS) using associated URIs. To auto-fill on desktop, use the keyboard shortcut, right-click context menu, or enable 'Autofill on page load' in the browser extension settings menu. For items without a corresponding URI, navigate to the vault item and tap the auto-fill button.
Viewing Billing information is different depending on whether you’re viewing it for an Individual or Organization subscription. For step-by-step instructions, check out the Update Your Billing Information help article to walk you through both processes.
Bitwarden is an ideal choice for individual and family password management due to its strong security, cross-platform support, and ease of use. It simplifies sharing passwords and data securely among trusted family members, and offers robust encryption and two-factor authentication for enhanced protection.
Bitwarden offers affordable plans for any budget. The user friendly interface and comprehensive import options make it easy to transition from other password managers. Try Bitwarden for free and discover how easy it is to keep your most precious data secure whether your home, at work, or on the go.
Integrated TOTP authentication is a premium feature in Bitwarden Password Manager. Bitwarden Authenticator is a free standalone mobile app that generates TOTP codes for any online service that supports them. Bitwarden Authenticator can be used without a Bitwarden account.
Yes, these are separate applications
Yes! Many Bitwarden users have asked for a standalone authenticator in which to store their verification codes used to access their Bitwarden account. It is important to write down and store your Password Manager recovery codes in a secure place.
For information on the structure of the Bitwarden team, compliance with international standards, and historical uptime, visit the compliance page, SOC 3 report and Bitwarden Status page.
Bitwarden currently serves tens of thousands of businesses and millions of end users globally.
No.
Your data is fully encrypted and/or hashed before ever leaving your local device, so no one from the Bitwarden team can ever see, read, or reverse engineer to get to your real data. Bitwarden servers only store encrypted and hashed data. For more information about how your data is encrypted, see Encryption.
Tertiary colors are only to be used sparingly and when used should be thought out deliberately.
Amber Orange: HEX #FFBF00 | RGB 255 191 0 | CMYK 0% 27% 100% 0%
Melon Red: HEX #FF4E63 | RGB 255 78 99 | CMYK 0% 84% 50% 0%
Medium Purple: HEX #976FD9 | RGB 151 111 217 | CMYK 50% 62% 0% 0%
Highlight Teal Blue works as a highlight color to draw viewers’ attention to certain information or illustrations.
HEX #2CDDE9 | RGB 44 221 233 | CMYK 0% 71% 18% 0%
The darker Indigo Blue is used for text colors, dark backgrounds, and assets that need more contrast.
HEX #020F66 | RGB 2 15 102 | CMYK 100% 97% 23% 27%
Deep Blue is to be used as a between color from Bitwarden Blue and Indigo Blue. It should only be used in gradients and illustration elements.
HEX #1A41AC | RGB 26 65 172 | CMYK 95% 82% 0% 0%
The secondary Light Grey color should be used to support Bitwarden Blue as much as possible. This gives Bitwarden Blue room to breathe and leads to a more purposeful usage of colors.
HEX #F3F6F9 | RGB 243 246 249 | CMYK 3% 2% 2% 0%
Other popular password management solutions are tailor made for the individual consumer and later adapted for business use, making for a sometimes clunky and confusing business experience.
The Bitwarden Password Manager is and always has been an enterprise-first solution. This comes through in a number of ways:
Bitwarden is a light and flexible password manager offering admins the ability to customize how they deploy and use Bitwarden. Bitwarden flexibility extends to its industry-leading SSO integration which allows enterprise organizations to leverage their existing Identity Provider to authenticate users with Bitwarden using SAML 2.0 or Open ID Connect (OIDC) protocols.
Bitwarden is all-inclusive. There are no hidden add-ons or fees. You won’t get locked out of critical features because you don’t have the right add-ons. You get robust, enterprise-grade security for the price you signed up for.
Users say Bitwarden is the best! Bitwarden has been ranked first in Enterprise User Satisfaction for eight straight quarters in the G2 Enterprise Grid Report for Password Managers. Bitwarden was ranked first overall in the same report in four of the last five quarters, including the most recent report.
Some password management solutions withhold critical features like Advanced SSO, security reports, and MFA from their plans and package them as costly add-ons.
Open source security solutions offer a level of transparency and trust that their closed source counterparts simply cannot, but transparency goes deeper than source code. Some password managers muddle their pricing with confusing add-ons or fees; others offer introductory pricing that skyrockets at renewal. There are also solutions that are not truly end-to-end encrypted, leaving sensitive information like URLs visible in the event of a breach.
Yes. Bitwarden conducts regular third-party security audits and is compliant with major privacy and security regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and SOC 2. Visit the Bitwarden Security and Compliance page for more information.
Yes, see the SOC 3 Report for more information.
Yes, see the SOC 3 Report for more information.
The Bitwarden Security and Compliance Program is based on the ISO 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS). More information in the Bitwarden Security White paper.
Bitwarden also completes a wide range of compliance certifications including SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA as well as penetration testing, code testing, and other third party audits. More information on the Bitwarden Security and Compliance page. Bitwarden Inc. has not yet completed ISO 27001 certification directly.
Bitwarden uses zero knowledge encryption to ensure neither Bitwarden nor subprocessors have access to customer vault data. See Bitwarden Subprocessors and administrative data for more information.
Deleting a Bitwarden account or Organization permanently deletes the account or Organization and all data that is associated with it. Bitwarden does not "soft delete" any data. For administrative data, see bitwarden.com/help/administrative-data.
Yes, you can export your existing data and import it into your Bitwarden Organization. For a full list of supported import formats, refer to this FAQ item.
Bitwarden stores encrypted Administrative Data and Vault Data. Vault data is encrypted locally on your device before being sent to Bitwarden servers and only you have the keys required to decrypt your vault. Neither Bitwarden, nor subprocessors have access to your vault data. For detailed information, view the full Privacy Policy.
Backups can be created, managed and retrieved at any time by exporting individual or organization vault data. This process can be automated with CLI scripting.
Directory Connector (downloadable application available for all business plans) will query the source directory and provision and deprovision users, groups, and associations. SCIM (available in the web vault for Enterprise Plans) will automatically push updates to Bitwarden, to provision or revoke users.
Bitwarden uses Administrative Data to provide the Bitwarden Service to its users. We list the data collected in the security section of our help website here: https://bitwarden.com/help/article/administrative-data/
The Bitwarden business model focuses on paid business and individual plans. You can read more in this blog: Defining and sustaining value for Bitwarden users https://bitwarden.com/blog/defining-and-sustaining-value-for-bitwarden-users/
Bitwarden offers a password generator for all plans, including a web version that does not require a Bitwarden account: https://bitwarden.com/password-generator/
Bitwarden offers a password strength tester for all plans, including a web version that does not require a Bitwarden account: https://bitwarden.com/password-strength
Bitwarden allows users to share passwords with other people for free. Every free Bitwarden account includes a free two-person organization with sharing of unlimited logins.
Also, every free Bitwarden account includes Bitwarden Send which allows you to transmit any information, passwords, or other, with any other user in an end-to-end encrypted format.
The Bitwarden Basic Free Account provides unlimited passwords across unlimited devices. No other offering from any other major provider comes close to this offering.
PBKDF2 SHA-256 is used to derive the encryption key from your master password, however you may choose Argon2 as an alternative. Bitwarden salts and hashes your master password with your email address locally, before transmission to our servers. Once a Bitwarden server receives the hashed password, it is salted again with a cryptographically secure random value, hashed again, and stored in our database.
Yes! Dedicated password managers share your vault across desktop and mobile. So you can autofill usernames on sites and apps across desktop and mobile applications as needed. Read more here at Bitwarden for iOS and Android.
Bitwarden offers a variety of different installation options for the desktop application. You can find them all listed below.
Some options are not capable of automatic updates and are labeled as such. You should always keep Bitwarden applications up to date.
Windows(10 and 11 - x86 and x64)
Standard Installer
Bitwarden-Installer.exe
Portable App for Flash Drives
Bitwarden-Portable.exe NO AUTO-UPDATES
Windows Store https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9PJSDV0VPK04
Chocolatey Package Manager
Bashchoco install bitwarden
macOS(Mojave 10.14 and later)
Standard Installer
Bitwarden.dmg
Mac App Store
https://itunes.apple.com/app/bitwarden/id1352778147
Homebrew Package Manager
Bashbrew install bitwarden
Linux(x64 only)
Standard Installer
Bitwarden-x86_64.AppImage
Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, etc.
Bitwarden-amd64.deb
NO AUTO-UPDATES
Fedora, CentOS, RHEL, openSUSE, etc.
Bitwarden-x86_64.rpm
NO AUTO-UPDATES
Snap Package Manager
Bashsudo snap install bitwarden
Your data is never sent to the Bitwarden Cloud without first being encrypted on your local device. Bitwarden uses TLS/SSL to secure communications between Bitwarden clients and user devices to the Bitwarden Cloud. Bitwarden’s TLS implementation uses 4096-bit X.509 certificates for server authentication and key exchange and a strong cipher suite for bulk encryption. Our servers are configured to reject weak ciphers and protocols. Bitwarden also implements HTTP Security headers such as HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), which will force all connections to use TLS. For more information, see the Bitwarden Security Whitepaper.
When creating a password protected vault export, the encryption key is generated through PBKDF2 and stretched using HKDF. KDF iterations are currently hard-coded to 100,000, which is the same default for a Bitwarden account and Bitwarden Sends.
Bitwarden uses AES-CBC 256-bit encryption for your Vault data, and PBKDF2 SHA-256 to derive your encryption key. For more information, see the Bitwarden Security Whitepaper.
Bitwarden always encrypts and/or hashes your data on your local device before it is sent to the cloud servers for syncing. The Bitwarden servers are only used for storing and synchronizing encrypted Vault data. It is not possible to get your unencrypted data from the Bitwarden cloud servers. Specifically, Bitwarden uses AES 256-bit encryption as well as PBKDF-SHA256 to secure your data. For more information, see the Bitwarden Security Whitepaper
Bitwarden supports out-of-the-box integrations for GitHub Actions, Ansible, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI/CD with more being added all the time. Software development kits (SDKs) are also available for building your own applications and integrations.
Bitwarden processes and stores all data securely in the Microsoft Azure cloud using services that are managed by the team at Microsoft in the US. Since Bitwarden only uses service offerings provided by Azure, there is no server infrastructure to manage and maintain. All uptime, scalability, and security updates, patching, and guarantees are backed by Microsoft and their cloud infrastructure. For more information, see Microsoft Azure Compliance Offerings, https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/explore/trusted-cloud/compliance/
In this initial release, your data will be backed up through the mobile operating system's backup services. Please make sure your device is turned on and configured for backups. Bitwarden Authenticator data is included in the OS backups and will be restored with them.
How can I learn more about your commitment to security, privacy, and compliance with international standards?
How can I learn more about your commitment to security, privacy, and compliance with international standards?
Visit: https://bitwarden.com/compliance/ to see how Bitwarden protects customer data.
Bitwarden takes extreme measures to ensure that its websites, applications, and cloud servers are secure. Bitwarden uses Microsoft Azure managed services to manage server infrastructure and security, rather than doing so directly.
The Bitwarden mission is to help people stay safe online regardless of the authentication technology they use. Bitwarden incorporates a variety of passwordless features, including biometrics, security keys, 2FA, and will continue to innovate and add support for these important technologies in the future. Passwordless authentication is important and will continue to grow. At the same time, password-based authentication is unlikely to go away any time soon due to convenience and ubiquity.
For more information, see our posts on Living the Passwordless Life, Bitwarden and the Passwordless Revolution, and How to Go Passwordless with Bitwarden
Bitwarden always encrypts and/or hashes your data on your local device before anything is sent to cloud servers for storage. Bitwarden servers are only used for storing encrypted data. For more information, see Storage.
Real time system updates and historical uptime are available on the Bitwarden Status page.
Bitwarden supports a variety of integrations to enhance security and streamline operations:
The categories of integrations available on the Bitwarden integrations page include:
Single sign-on integrations: Connect Bitwarden with leading identity providers for seamless authentication.
Directory integrations: Synchronize users and groups effortlessly from your directory services.
Event monitoring integrations: Link Bitwarden with your preferred SIEM tools for enhanced monitoring and analysis.
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) integrations: Add an extra layer of security with various MFA options.
Email alias integrations: Simplify privacy with integrated email alias providers.
Secrets Manager integrations: Securely integrate your CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure with Bitwarden Secrets Manager.
More security integrations: Explore other integrations to enhance your security.
Building a custom integration with Bitwarden is a straightforward process designed to give developers flexibility and control. Here’s how to get started:
Explore the public API documentation: Review the comprehensive Bitwarden API documentation to understand available endpoints and capabilities.
Set up API access: Generate and configure API credentials to securely connect your application with Bitwarden.
Choose your development framework and preferred programming language, such as Python, Go, or another tool of your choice, to start building your integration. Once developed, thoroughly test it to ensure seamless operation and compatibility.
Submit for review: Share your completed integration with Bitwarden for feedback or inclusion to the ecosystem.
Bitwarden prioritizes building and maintaining the integrations most requested by the community and customers to ensure they meet high standards of functionality and security. Additionally, the integrations page features a variety of solutions developed by third-party software vendors, offering even more ways to extend Bitwarden's capabilities.
Bitwarden regularly conducts comprehensive third-party security audits with notable security firms. These annual audits include source code assessments and penetration testing across Bitwarden IPs, servers, and web applications.
Your data is fully encrypted and/or hashed before ever leaving your local device, so no one from the Bitwarden team can ever see, read, or reverse engineer to get to your real data. Bitwarden servers only store encrypted and hashed data. For more security info visit https://bitwarden.com/help/security-faqs/
Yes, Bitwarden also offers a Provider Portal to help MSPs manage their clients more easily. Learn more on the MSP page and contact sales to get started.
To stay safe from data breaches, you need to create strong and unique passwords for every account, and the best way to manage them is to use a secure password generator and storage solution, like Bitwarden.
A trusted password manager makes it easy to protect yourself and your online data. It allows you to generate and store long, complex passwords for each site while only having to remember one master password (the one that unlocks your password manager account).
Bitwarden is the ideal choice as it offers affordable plans for individuals and businesses with cross-platform access for mobile, browser, and desktop applications. Bitwarden generates, stores, and secures your most important digital assets in an end-to-end encrypted vault.
Register for your preferred session at bitwarden.com/weekly/ and follow the instructions in the email confirmation.
Register for the Bitwarden Password Manager Deep Dive at bitwarden.com/weekly/.
Join Bitwarden product experts live every Wednesday at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT / 6 PM CEST.
Join the deep dive to:
Evaluate if Bitwarden Password Manager is right for your business, organization, or team
Explore features and functionality available with your business plan
Get questions about Bitwarden Password Manager answered live by Bitwarden experts
Attendees will learn the basics of how to securely store, share, and auto-fill sensitive information like passwords, TOTP codes, credit cards, secure notes, and more — anytime, anywhere.
Get actionable steps for identifying compromised or insecure logins, generating strong and unique credentials, and storing those credentials in Bitwarden Password Manager.
Administrators will discover how to implement the solution in their organization, manage user access, enforce key security policies, and conduct security audits.
The safest way to manage your passwords is through a secure password manager, like Bitwarden. Learn more.
Try the Bitwarden Password Generator.
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The Enterprise Plan includes Login with SSO, Enterprise Policies, and the option to self-host. Both plans include Premium features for all enrolled users, and sophisticated password management including Member Roles, Groups, Shared Collections, and options to integrate with directory services. To compare features supported in the Bitwarden Business plans, check out our Help Article on Bitwarden Plans.
An organization will have the same plan across any product they are subscribed to. For example, if a customer is subscribed to a Bitwarden Password Manager Enterprise plan and decides to purchase Bitwarden Secrets Manager, they will also be subscribed to the Enterprise plan.
To subscribe to a different Secrets Manager plan than what you are currently subscribed to with Password Manager, simply create a new organization or account and sign up for Secrets Manager following these steps.
The Bitwarden Families plan supports up to up to a maximum of 6 users. You can launch a second Families Organization and you can be part of both.
For Organization sizes beyond 6 people you might want to consider a Teams Organization.
Every member can also launch a free 2-person organization and share permanently with a second user.
Bitwarden is available on all modern devices and platforms, including desktops (Windows, MacOS, and Linux), browser extensions (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Safari, Vivaldi, Tor Browser, and Opera), mobile (iOS and Android), Command Line Interface (CLI), and by using the web vault.
To explore all Bitwarden download options, go to https://bitwarden.com/download/.
You can set the Bitwarden desktop app to automatically open on startup.
Select the Start (Windows Logo) button, select All apps, and scroll to find the Bitwarden shortcut.
Right-click the Bitwarden desktop app, select More, and then select Open file location.
With the file location open, press the Windows logo key + R, type shell:startup, then select OK. This opens the startup folder.
Copy and paste the shortcut to the Bitwarden desktop app from the file location to the startup folder.
Policies (available on Enterprise plans) enable Organizations to set a secure system-wide foundation for all users, for example Require single sign-on authentication, setting a maximum Vault Timeout or configuring minimum complexity requirements for the Password Generator. Enterprise Policies can be set by Organization Administrators or Owners. Check out the list of Enterprise Policies to learn more.
While no company is entirely immune to security breaches, proactive measures can significantly minimize their impact and protect sensitive data. How a company safeguards its users and responds to incidents plays a crucial role in maintaining trust. By understanding a company’s security practices and how it handles incidents, you can make a more informed decision when choosing the right password manager for your business.
Vault health reports (available on all paid plans) can be used to evaluate the security of your Bitwarden individual or organization vault and include exposed, resused, weak, unsecure websites, inactive two-step login and data breach reports.
Event logs are timestamped records of events that occur within your Teams or Enterprise organization. Events logs are exportable, accessible from the /events endpoint of the Bitwarden Public API, and are retained indefinitely. Event logs record over 50 different types of events and captures a Timestamp for the event, client app information including application type and IP (accessed by hovering over the globe icon), the User connected to the event, and an Event description.
Yes, when exporting data from Bitwarden into other systems, a combination of data from the event log exports, API and CLI may be used to gather data.
Yes, or you can set up a free Enterprise Trial to test. Contact the Bitwarden sales team for more info.
Yes, login with SSO allows Enterprise organizations to leverage their existing Identity Provider to authenticate users with Bitwarden using the SAML 2.0 or Open ID Connect (OIDC) protocols.
Bitwarden aims for the highest levels of availability. You can learn more about Bitwarden availability in the Security White Paper.
In addition, there are multiple secret backup options.
Integrations - Some integrations, like Bitwarden Secrets Manager Kubernetes Operator, act as a caching layer when secrets are fetched.
SDKs - Secrets can be cached locally when using an SDK. Caching any information or credentials in a local environment should be done with care and security awareness.
Self-hosting - Self-hosting Secrets Manager ensures that secrets are available in the event you cannot connect to the Bitwarden cloud.
Machine accounts represent non-human machine users, like applications or deployment pipelines, that require programmatic access to a discrete set of secrets.
Secrets refer to digital authentication credentials for sensitive parts of the IT and developer ecosystem. Secrets are sensitive key-value pairs that need to be securely stored and should never be exposed in plain-text code or transmitted over unencrypted channels.
Examples of secrets are:
SSH keys
Database passwords
SSL or TLS certificates
Private encryption keys
API keys
One-time password devices
Yes! Secrets Manager and Password Manager can be used in conjunction to provide even stronger security to your business.
Bitwarden Secrets Manager is built for developer teams to centrally store, manage, and deploy privileged secrets. Secrets Manager is tailored for infrastructure secrets and is supported only by the web app and the CLI clients. If you are looking to help your employees manage their personal credentials, check out Bitwarden Password Manager.
An organization will have the same plan across any product they are subscribed to. For example, if a customer is subscribed to a Bitwarden Password Manager Enterprise plan and decides to purchase Bitwarden Secrets Manager, they will also be subscribed to the Enterprise plan.
To subscribe to a different Secrets Manager plan than what you are currently subscribed to with Password Manager, simply create a new organization or account and sign up for Secrets Manager following these steps.
A project is a collection of secrets that can be grouped together based on how you want to structure access by your engineering, DevOps, and cybersecurity teams.
Absolutely! Check out this help article for more details on how to get started.
Bitwarden offers robust business password management plans that are designed to meet the secure storage and sharing needs of small teams, growing companies, and the largest enterprises, including:
Teams organizations enable employees to securely generate, store, and share passwords and other sensitive data between coworkers, departments, or the entire company. Teams organizations include all premium features for enrolled users, unlimited secure data sharing, and a suite of operational tools such as event logging and an API for organization management. Teams can have an unlimited number of users with the option to choose monthly or annual billing.
Enterprise organizations include all premium and Teams features for enrolled users and enterprise-only tools like flexible SSO authentication, enterprise policy enforcement, and a self-host option. Enterprise plan admins can also offer users a complimentary Family plan.
Millions of businesses, enterprises, and individuals choose Bitwarden to secure their passwords, secrets, passkeys, and other sensitive credentials. Bitwarden offers robust enterprise solutions featuring flexible SSO integrations, audit logs, directory sync, SCIM provisioning, self-hosting, and more. Bitwarden takes security and privacy seriously with annual third-party security audits, zero knowledge encryption, and an open source code base.
Bitwarden is the most trusted password management solution by security and industry experts as well as millions of users around the world for many reasons, including;
Bitwarden is open source software. All of our source code is hosted on GitHub and is free for anyone to review. Thousands of software developers follow Bitwarden's source code projects (and you should too!).
Bitwarden is audited by reputable third-party security firms as well as independent security researchers.
Bitwarden does not store your passwords. Bitwarden stores encrypted versions of your passwords that only you can unlock. Your sensitive information is encrypted locally on your personal device before ever being sent to our cloud servers.
Bitwarden has a reputation. Bitwarden is used by millions of individuals and businesses. If we did anything questionable or risky, we would be out of business!
Still don't trust us? You don't have to. Open source is beautiful. You can easily host the entire Bitwarden stack yourself. You control your data. Learn more here.
Bitwarden protects against online attacks through the master password, 2FA, API rate limiting, and vault timeout options.
Offline attacks are protected by a user's master password, multiple layers of encryption on vaults at rest—including column level encryption on sensitive fields through keys held on an HSM, and transparent data encryption for the entire database at rest.
https://bitwarden.com/help/what-encryption-is-used/
https://bitwarden.com/help/bitwarden-security-white-paper/
As an open source product, Bitwarden code can be reviewed by anyone at any time. To maintain the integrity of the codebase, Bitwarden relies on the following protocols for code contributions:
Bitwarden maintains extensive compliance certifications with international standards.
Regular security training sessions conducted for all Bitwarden employees—including simulated attacks.
Code branches include protections to prevent unapproved changes being deployed without being reviewed.
Code and proposed changes are subject to automated scans and require in-depth review by other team members.
Dependency analysis monitors for potential vulnerabilities.
Partnership with security researchers at HackerOne to monitor for exploits.
Regular third party audits conducted.
Bitwarden uses Cryptography libraries maintained by industry experts.
Additional resources:
Bitwarden has in-depth guides for deploying Docker installations in the help documentation. Instructions for installing on AWS EKS, OpenShift, and Azure AKS using Helm are also available. Below are recommended resources to help you get started:
Bitwarden clients are cross-platform, and the server can be deployed in Docker containers on Windows, Linux, or in Kubernetes with the use of a Helm chart.
Docker Desktop on Windows may require a license depending on whether your company meets Docker's requirements for licenses, however Docker on Linux is free.
You can read more about Docker and container technologies at the Docker website.
True data sovereignty: Self-hosting a password manager gives you complete control over your data. You manage your own server, ensuring that sensitive passwords and credentials are stored on the infrastructure you control.
Enhanced security: With a self-hosted solution, you can apply your own security model. Place your password management installation behind proxies and firewalls for extra protection.
Customization: Self-hosted password managers often offer flexible environment variables, allowing you to customize the setup to fit your specific needs and compliance requirements.
Open source advantages: Trust and transparency are essential when it comes to choosing which password manager to self-host. Because Bitwarden is an open source password manager, the security measures are self-verifiable, and every line of code is regularly inspected by thousands of security experts and enthusiasts globally.
Regulatory compliance: Self-hosting can help meet strict data compliance requirements in various industries, as you have full control over data residency and access.
Integration with existing systems: Self-hosted solutions often support seamless integration with your current IT infrastructure, including directory services and identity providers.
Audit readiness: Gain access to detailed event logs for user activity tracking, which can be crucial for internal audits and maintaining compliance.
Setting up an open source password manager on your own server typically involves these step
Prepare your server: Ensure you have a server or virtual machine ready. This could be on-premises hardware or a cloud-based server.
Select deployment method: Many self-hosted password managers offer multiple installation options. Common ones include:
Docker containers
Kubernetes deployments
Installation: Explore the detailed Bitwarden self-host documentation for various deployment types.
Configuration: Set up environment variables and adjust settings to match your security requirements and organizational needs.
User management: Set up administrator accounts and configure user access rights.
Client setup: Install browser extensions, desktop apps, and mobile apps for your users, ensuring they're configured to connect to your self-hosted server.
Testing: Thoroughly test the installation, including features like the password generator, secure sharing, and multi-factor authentication.
Maintenance plan: Establish procedures for regular backups, updates, and security audits to keep your self-hosted password manager secure and up-to-date.
Remember, while self-hosting offers many benefits, it also requires ongoing maintenance and security vigilance. Ensure you have the resources and expertise to manage a self-hosted solution effectively.
Cumulus Global report states that 43% of small and medium businesses have been the target of a cyber attack. Hackers view SMB data as an easy mark because they assume smaller businesses don't have the robust security or protection that big corporations can afford.
Bitwarden is trusted by security-conscious companies around the world and backed by the most rigorous compliance standards including GDPR, Data Privacy Framework (DPF), HIPAA, CCPA, and SOC 2.
Anyone can set up and use Bitwarden. It is an extremely lightweight, easy-to-use platform that makes password management accessible for all.
For qualified Business plan users, extensions are available. Please contact the sales team for assistance.
Teams & Enterprise plans include 24/7 priority support. All employees, regardless of member role, may contact the support team directly at bitwarden.com/contact. For more information on available resources for account owners and administrators, see the Rolling Out Bitwarden to Your Organization guide.
Contact the sales team to ask about training opportunities.
Users in Bitwarden organizations can be granted a variety of member roles and access controls in order to manage their permissions and access. You can set member roles and access controls when you invite users to your organization, or at any time from the Manage → Members screen in your organization. For more information see the Help Center article.
Bitwarden Teams and Enterprise organizations will automatically scale up user seats as you invite new users. You can set a seat limit on scaling to prevent your seat count from exceeding a specified number, or manually add seats as desired. Regardless of how you choose to add seats, you will need to manually remove seats you're no longer using. For more information, see the User Management Help Center article.
Typically, this is because am app's vault data has fallen behind a web vault or other app's. Performing a vault sync should bring everything up to date. For more information, see https://bitwarden.com/help/vault-sync/
You can use encrypted exports to make secure long-term backups of your vault data that are encrypted with your account encryption key.
Alternatively, you can use a program such as PeaZip to create an encrypted archive of the file after exporting a plaintext file from Bitwarden.
You can learn more about PeaZip here:
http://www.peazip.org/
https://github.com/giorgiotani/PeaZip
Warning
Disclaimer: PeaZip is a third-party program and is not supported by Bitwarden. These links were shared with you as an alternative for use at your own risk.
If for some reason Bitwarden were to get hacked and your data was exposed, your information is still protected due to strong encryption and one-way salted hashing measures taken on your vault data and master password.
All vault data is encrypted by Bitwarden before being stored anywhere. To learn how, see Encryption.
A business password manager is an application that generate, manages, and stores passwords and other secure information in a digital vault with administrative features for businesses. Interested in seeing it in action? Reserve a spot at a weekly live demo!
A dedicated password manager securely stores passwords in an encrypted vault that is accessed with a master password (security key). Password managers often integrate with browsers via browser extensions to autofill login forms, generate strong passwords, warn about weak passwords (or passwords that have been subject to a breach), and synchronize data across multiple devices. Password managers make it easy to access saved passwords for your desktop apps and mobile apps. But they also generate secure passwords (no more weak and reused passwords!) and offer a number of other benefits like:
Secure password sharing across desktop and mobile apps.
Unlimited password storage.
Bitwarden is a free password manager that secures account passwords on different platforms like Windows, macOS, and Linux to prevent unauthorized access. Bitwarden also protects mobile apps with a downloadable mobile version for android and iO phones.
Bitwarden's browser extensions are compatible with major web browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. And Bitwarden also offers a standalone authenticator app for mobile. Since Bitwarden syncs across all devices, passwords and credentials autofill from any browser hassle free.
G2 and Techradar have ranked Bitwarden as the best password manager for small businesses because it is open-source and delivers advanced features to keep users secure.
Bitwarden offers both Business and Personal plans and pricing, along with our popular free offering for individuals. Our premium offering for personal use is just $10 a year, and our family plan is $40/year
For plans and prices visit: https://bitwarden.com/pricing/
In a digital age where AI is changing the story , a great password manager is one that protects your online experience both from your desktop (via browser extension) to your mobile device (ios and android apps). Popular password managers secure passwords, generate passwords, and identify weak passwords. Other useful features to look out for include secure file storage, login autofill, and dark web monitoring for data breaches. Good password managers also allow you to store things like credit card numbers, bank account numbers, PIN codes and secure notes in addition to storing your online login credentials.
But not many come with a free version. And there is only one that is built as an open source password manager: Bitwarden.
Bitwarden is a CNET-recommended password manager, selected based on comprehensive testing and evaluation of features, security, compatibility, pricing, and user needs.
Bitwarden stores passwords in the cloud or your self-hosted instance. Once you log in on a device, Bitwarden stores your data locally in an encrypted format that only you can decrypt. This provides offline read access to your vault. Adding or changing passwords requires online access.
See our Media Spotlight page for the latest reviews by industry experts: https://bitwarden.com/media-spotlight/
For customer perspectives see - https://bitwarden.com/bitwarden-reviews/
For reviews from users who switched from another password manager see - https://bitwarden.com/user-reviews/
Bitwarden processes and stores all vault data securely in the Microsoft Azure Cloud in the US or EU using services that are managed by the team at Microsoft. Since Bitwarden only uses service offerings provided by Azure, there is no server infrastructure to manage and maintain. All uptime, scalability, security updates, and guarantees are backed by Microsoft and their cloud infrastructure. Review the Microsoft Azure Compliance Offerings documentation for more detail.
Data that is stored on your computer/device is encrypted and only decrypted when you unlock your vault. Decrypted data is stored in memory only and is never written to persistent storage.
Password managers empower employees to create, manage and store passwords securely. This reduces the risk of the most common cyber threat: weak, reused, or compromised passwords. Bitwarden brings value to your business by reducing risk and increasing productivity!
You can trust us for a few reasons:
Bitwarden is open source software. All of our source code is hosted on GitHub and is free for anyone to review. Thousands of software developers follow Bitwarden's source code projects (and you should too!).
Bitwarden is audited by reputable third-party security firms as well as independent security researchers.
Bitwarden does not store your passwords. Bitwarden stores encrypted versions of your passwords that only you can unlock. Your sensitive information is encrypted locally on your personal device before ever being sent to our cloud servers.
Bitwarden has a reputation. Bitwarden is used by millions of individuals and businesses. If we did anything questionable or risky, we would be out of business!
Still don't trust us? You don't have to. Open source is beautiful. You can easily host the entire Bitwarden stack yourself. You control your data.
Repository
URL:https://mobileapp.bitwarden.com/fdroid/repo
Fingerprint:BC54EA6FD1CD5175BCCCC47C561C5726E1C3ED7E686B6DB4B18BAC843A3EFE6C
Instructions
Install the F-Droid client app.
Scan the QR code from above or manually copy/paste the Bitwarden repository information into the F-Droid client app under Settings.
Add the Bitwarden repository to the F-Droid client app.
Refresh your F-Droid client app under the Categories tab.
Install Bitwarden from the F-Droid client app listing.
Limitations
Since the Bitwarden F-Droid build does not include Firebase Messaging, push notifications for live sync updates of your vault will not work. Manual vault syncing is required.