Many people turn to popular services like LastPass and 1Password to help them wrangle their passwords. While solid, those services are also proprietary and closed source. So where can an open source enthusiast turn to find an alternative?Įnter Bitwarden, an application that's aiming to become the go-to open source password manager on the web. Let's take a quick look at how to use it. Note: I'm not going to cover all Bitwarden's features in this article, just its core password management ones. It's free (although there are also paid plans). Your account gives you access to a secure space (called a vault) to store your passwords. When you're signing up, you'll be asked to create a master password. That's the one that will keep your other passwords safe. It's in your best interest to make your master password as strong and complex as you can-and as you can remember. If you want a little more control and to embrace your inner geek, you can grab the source code on GitHub and install Bitwarden on your server. Once you've set up your account, grab the Bitwarden extension for one of the supported browsers (you probably use at least one of them): Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge, Safari, Vivaldi, Brave (you can install the extension from within the browser), or Tor Browser. You've got your Bitwarden account set up and the browser extension installed. Now what? Head over to a website that you want to sign up for or where you already have an account. When you enter your username and password, Bitwarden will ask you if you want to save your login information.
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