Bitwarden

Introduction

Bitwarden is a free and open-source password 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. Bitwarden offers a cloud-hosted service as well as the ability to deploy the solution on-premises.

Installation

https://bitwarden.com/#download

Desktop

Windows

macOS

Linux

Browser

Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

Mobile

Apple App Store

Google Android Play Store

Self Hosting NEW

http://wiki.indie-it.com/wiki/Docker#Bitwarden

Self Hosting OLD

Installation

https://help.bitwarden.com/article/install-on-premise/

SSL Certificate

https://bitwarden.com/help/article/certificates/

Update

These instructions are for an AWS EC2 using Security Groups...

sudo -i
cd /path/to/bw/dir
aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress --group-name launch-wizard-3 --protocol tcp --port 80 --cidr 0.0.0.0/0
aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress --group-name launch-wizard-3 --protocol tcp --port 443 --cidr 0.0.0.0/0
./bitwarden.sh stop
./bitwarden.sh updateself
./bitwarden.sh update
aws ec2 revoke-security-group-ingress --group-name launch-wizard-3 --protocol tcp --port 80 --cidr 0.0.0.0/0
aws ec2 revoke-security-group-ingress --group-name launch-wizard-3 --protocol tcp --port 443 --cidr 0.0.0.0/0
./bitwarden.sh start

Go Premium

https://help.bitwarden.com/article/licensing-on-premise/

Configuration

Auto Fill Service

This is a killer feature, integration with Android and iOS Auto-fill service for all form boxes.

Android

Settings > System > Languages & Input > Advanced > Auto-fill service > Bitwarden

iOS

Settings > Passwords & Accounts > AutoFill Passwords > Bitwarden

Disable User Registration

Edit the global environment settings file /bwdata/env/global.override.env file...

globalSettings__disableUserRegistration=true

https://community.bitwarden.com/t/self-hosted-bw-how-can-i-prevent-foreign-accounts-logins/2261

Usage

Browser

Chrome Brave

Google Chrome Web Extenstion Store

Extension Help

Keyboard Shortcuts

CTRL+SHIFT+U > TAB > TAB > ENTER > ENTER

or

chrome://extensions/shortcuts

Set CTRL+SHIFT+L for the Auto-fill last used login :-)

Firefox

Navigate to your addons/extensions options (about:addons), click the settings cog, and select Manage Extension Shortcuts from the dropdown menu. Bitwarden should be there. Small bug: The "open sidebar" shortcut is not labeled.

Command Line

Set server config...

bw config server https://bitwarden.company.com

Log in...

bw login

Set the Session environment variable...

export BW_SESSION="Wdmv8xq8NFWxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

List items...

bw list items

Search items...

bw list items --search test

Help...

bw --help

https://help.bitwarden.com/article/cli/

Backup

/root/bin/backup_bitwarden.sh

#!/bin/bash
cd /root/docker/stacks/bitwarden/ && \
tar -cvzpf bitwarden.tar.gz bitwarden.sh bwdata && \
/usr/local/bin/aws s3 cp --only-show-errors /root/docker/stacks/bitwarden/bitwarden.tar.gz s3://bucket_name/ && \
/usr/local/bin/aws s3 ls --human-readable s3://bucket_name/ && \
exit;