Bitwarden - universal password manager for all platforms
Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Bitwarden - very easy to use, but functional password manager that has clients for all platforms. It can easily compete with the possibilities of such giants as LastPass and 1Password.
But unlike them, it has a completely open source, and is not asking for money. And yet Bitwarden uses secure through encryption, so no one except you will not have access to passwords.
Beginning of work
Clients are available for Windows, macOS and Linux. Download, install and open Bitwarden. First of all, the app will ask you to up. It's completely free, and the developers promise that this will continue.
Bitwarden does not limit the number of usernames and passwords that you can store in it, and its release on all platforms are free.
Nevertheless it provided and premium subscription. It costs $ 10 a year and provides 1 GB of file storage (handy if you decide Bitwarden use for taking notes), advanced two-factor authentication and priority technical support. Normal user-mode program premium will be of little use.
If you do not trust your passwords to some outsider service, nothing prevents you to keep them at home. To do this, you will need to own a home server (for example, on the basis of Raspberry Pi). Just install it server version Bitwarden.
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Add notes
Once in front of you will open a new database, you can start to make your logins and passwords. To do this, press the "+" button at the bottom of the list.
In addition to user name and password in the entry, you can add the name and URL, and ascribe their own arbitrary note. Entries are sorted by folder, however, put one folder to another is impossible.
Bitwarden allows you to store not only the credentials, but also details of bank cards, personal information (such as name, address, phone) and protected notes.
Private nice feature of this program is that it is able to check, whether your password is compromised. Secure combination is not fixed in bases utokshih dataAre marked with a tick.
import passwords
If you move to Bitwarden from another password manager, you do not have to migrate all the data manually combination. The program supports the import and export functions, and can take a huge number of passwords from other applications and browsers - LastPass, 1Password, Blur, Chrome, Dashlane, Enpass, Firefox, KeePass, Opera, PassKeep, RoboForm, Vivaldi and Zoho.
, Open to import the necessary information from the third-party manager settings Web Client Bitwarden, select where you want to transfer the recording and follow the instructions.
Autofill data
Bitwarden, as befits any self-respecting password manager can not only enter your credentials when you sign in, but also automatically fill in the fields in the registration forms.
To do this, create a new entry in the "Personality" format in its store and leave in it all the information about themselves, which is judged necessary, - name, address, number passport and so on.
Now open the registration form on any website, click on the icon Bitwarden extensions on the browser toolbar and select your entry. And the app will introduce all the data for you. Conveniently!
Two-factor authentication
Two-factor authentication allows seriously raise the level of security of your password database. To enable it, open the settings Web Client Bitwarden and go to the section "Two-factor authentication." Select the user detection method and click "Enable", and then follow the instructions.
Free version allows you to connect to Bitwarden account authenticator application (suitable Any offers or else send you a one-time codes via e for Android, iOS or Windows) mail. It is suitable for most users.
Premium customers can select the addition such exotic methods of two-factor authentication as SMS, phone call, the security key YubiKey OTP, U2F or FIDO U2F. If you Artful these phrases do not say anything, and premium is not particularly needed.
Integration in browser
Bitwarden has extensions for all more or less popular browsers: Google Chrome, Firefox, Vivaldi, Opera, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Tor and Brave. Programs may work just fine, even if your computer does not have a desktop client (as opposed to the same KeePass).
With the expansion, you can automatically search for and substitute credentials on sites, to view the contents of your repository, and generate uncrackable passwords.
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Developer: developer
Price: Free
Price: Free
Developer: developer
Price: Free
Mobile customers
Versions for Android and iOS look simple but cope with their tasks. Mobile Bitwarden can easily be unlocked using the fingerprint sensor. In addition to displaying and editing the password database, the application can also generate strong passwords and fill forms automatically.
mobile Bitwarden Autocomplete works well in conjunction with mobile browsersIn particular, Chrome and Firefox. Open any website where you registered and click on the box to login. You will be prompted to enter the data automatically.
Price: Free
Price: Free
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