- Bitwarden is the easiest and safest way to store all of your logins and passwords while conveniently keeping them synced between all of your devices. Password theft is a serious problem. The websites and apps that you use are under attack every day. Security breaches occur and your passwords are stolen.
- Bitwarden makes it easy for you to create, store, and access your passwords. Bitwarden stores all of your logins in an encrypted vault that syncs across all of your devices. Since it's fully encrypted before it ever leaves your device, only you have access to your data. Not even the team at Bitwarden can read your data, even if we wanted to.
Developer(s) | Bitwarden Inc. | ||||||||||
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Initial release | August 10, 2016 | ||||||||||
Stable release |
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Repository | github.com/bitwarden | ||||||||||
Written in | TypeScript and C# | ||||||||||
Operating system | Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, iOS | ||||||||||
Available in | Multilingual | ||||||||||
Type | Password manager | ||||||||||
License | GNU GPLv3 and AGPLv3 | ||||||||||
Website | bitwarden.com |
Bitwarden is a free and open-sourcepassword management service that stores sensitive information such as website credentials in an encrypted vault. The Bitwarden platform offers a variety of client applications including a web interface, desktop applications, browser extensions, mobile apps, and a CLI.[6] Bitwarden offers a cloud-hosted service as well as the ability to deploy the solution on-premises.[7]
History[edit]
Bitwarden debuted in August 2016 with an initial release of mobile applications for iOS and Android, browser extensions for Chrome and Opera, and a web vault. The browser extension for Firefox was later launched in February 2017.[8]
Network radar 2 0 4. In February 2017, the Brave web browser began including the Bitwarden extension as an optional replacement password manager.[9]
In January 2018, the Bitwarden browser extension was adapted to and released for Apple's Safari browser through the Safari Extensions Gallery.[10]
Bitwarden, the open source password manager, makes it easy to generate and store unique passwords for any browser or device. Create your free account on the platform with end-to-end encryption and flexible integration options for you or your business. Bitwarden has also been audited for 2020 by a third party to ensure it's secure. It can be installed on your own server for easy self-hosting if you prefer to run your own cloud.
In February 2018, Bitwarden debuted as a stand-alone desktop app for macOS, Linux, and Windows. The app was built as web app variant of the browser extension and delivered on top of Electron.[11] The Windows app joined the Bitwarden extension for Microsoft Edge in the Microsoft Store a month later.[12][13]
In March 2018, Bitwarden’s web vault was criticized for embedding unconstrained third-party JavaScript from BootstrapCDN, Braintree, Google, and Stripe. These embedded scripts could pose as an attack vector to gain unauthorized access to Bitwarden users' passwords.[14] These third-party scripts were removed as part of the Bitwarden 2.0 Web Vault update, released in July 2018.[15]
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In May 2018, Bitwarden released a command-line application enabling users to write scripted applications using data from their Bitwarden vaults.[16]
Spotlife 1 0 4 – desktop based calendar viewer. In June 2018, Cliqz performed a privacy and security review of the Bitwarden for Firefox browser extension and concluded that it wouldn't negatively impact their users. Following the review, Bitwarden was made available as an optional password manager in the Cliqz web browser.[17]
In October 2018, Bitwarden completed a security assessment, code audit, and cryptographic analysis from third-party security auditing firm Cure53.[18][19][20]
In June 2020, Bitwarden completed another security audit from security firm Insight Risk Consulting to evaluate the security of the Bitwarden network perimeter as well as penetration testing and vulnerability assessments against Bitwarden web services and applications.[21]
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In August 2020, Bitwarden achieved SOC 2 Type 2 and SOC 3 certification.[22]
Features[edit]
- Open-source codebase[23]
- Cloud-synchronization
- Items types such as Logins, Secure Notes, Credit Cards, and Identities
- End-to-end encryption of the Stored Vault Data
- Password history, so you can see your previous passwords on Logins
- Secure sharing of vault items with other Bitwarden users
- Auto-fill login information into websites and other applications[24]
- Password generator[25]
- Password Strength Testing Tool[26]
- Two-factor authentication via authenticator apps, email, Duo,[27]YubiKey,[28] and FIDO U2F
- File attachments[29]
- TOTP key storage and code generator
- Data breach reports and password exposure checks through Have I Been Pwned?
- Cross-platform client applications[6]
- Self-host the Bitwarden server on-premises[7]
Privacy[edit]
Their privacy policy can be found here[30]
As recently as September 2020, their policy states that 'When you visit the Site using Google Analytics, we and Google may link information about your activity from that site with activity from other sites that use Google Analytics services.'[30]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Bitwarden Password Manager - Apps on Google Play'. play.google.com.
- ^'Bitwarden Password Manager'. App Store.
- ^Releases · bitwarden/desktop · GitHub, Bitwarden
- ^Releases · bitwarden/cli · GitHub, Bitwarden
- ^'bitwarden/browser'. github.com.
- ^ ab'Open Source Password Management Solutions'. Bitwarden. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ ab'Installing and deploying'. Bitwarden Help Center. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^'Bitwarden: Add-ons for Firefox'. Mozilla. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^'Brave Features'. Brave Software. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^'Safari Extensions Gallery'. Apple, Inc. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^Brinkmann, Martin (March 1, 2018). 'Bitwarden Desktop App released'. gHacks Tech News. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^Stephenson, Brad (April 26, 2018). 'Password manager Bitwarden launches in the Microsoft Store'. OnMsft. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^Thorp-Lancaster, Dan (September 11, 2017). 'Bitwarden password manager extension comes to Microsoft Edge'. Windows Central. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^Daniel, Aleksandersen (March 13, 2018). 'Why I migrated from LastPass to Bitwarden'. Ctrl blog. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^Daniel, Aleksandersen (March 13, 2018). 'Update after 3 months with Bitwarden'. Ctrl blog. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^'The Bitwarden Command-line Tool'. Bitwarden Blog. November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^Greif, Björn (June 6, 2018). 'Password manager Bitwarden now available in Cliqz Browser'. Cliqz blog. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^'Bitwarden Completes Third-party Security Audit'. Bitwarden Blog. November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^'Results of Bitwarden security audit published'. gHacks Tech News. November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^'Bitwarden Passes Third Party Security Audit'. the Mac Observer. November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^'Bitwarden 2020 Security Audit is Complete'. Bitwarden Blog. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^'Bitwarden achieves SOC 2 certification'. Bitwarden Blog. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^'Bitwarden on GitHub'. GitHub. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^'Auto-fill logins using the browser extension'. Bitwarden Help Center. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^https://bitwarden.com/password-generator/
- ^https://bitwarden.com/password-strength/
- ^'Ready Partners'. Duo Security. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^'Bitwarden Premium'. Yubico. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^'Using file attachments'. Bitwarden Help Center. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ ab'Privacy Policy'. Bitwarden. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
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External links[edit]
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