Bitwarden guide

1. Open the Bitwarden registration page or select Create account in the app.
2. Before creating the account, choose either bitwarden.com (United States) or bitwarden.eu (European Union) as the server region.
3. EU and US servers are separate. The account is only available on the server it was created on, so use the same server selection across all Bitwarden apps.
4. Enter your email address, name, and a strong master password.
5. Write a master password hint only if it helps you without revealing the password itself.
6. Accept the terms and complete the account creation. Verify your email address from the message sent by Bitwarden.

Important: Choose a long and unique master password. Bitwarden does not know your master password and usually cannot recover it for you.

1. Install the official Bitwarden app or browser extension, or open the web vault.
2. Open the server selection before logging in and select the same region where you registered: bitwarden.com or bitwarden.eu.
3. Enter your email address and master password.
4. Enter your two-step login code or use another verification method you set up, if security is enabled.
5. Once the vault is opened, sync it if necessary to load the latest data to your device.

1. Open the vault and press New, Add item, or the plus button.
2. Select the item type, such as Login, Card, Identity, or Secure note.
3. Give the item a clear name.
4. For a login item, fill in the username, password, and website address (URI). You can create a strong password with Bitwarden's password generator.
5. If desired, add a folder, favorite mark, custom fields, attachments, or a TOTP key.
6. Press Save.

• Editing: Open the item, select Edit, make your changes, and press Save.
• Deleting: Open the item and select Delete. The item will be moved to the trash, from where it can be restored or permanently deleted.
• Note: Sync the vault after changes if they don't immediately appear on another device.

Importing

1. Open the web vault and go to Tools or Settings → Import data.
2. Select the program or file format to import from.
3. Select the file to import and start the import process.
4. After importing, check that no unnecessary duplicates were created in the vault.

Exporting

1. Open the web vault's export function and select the vault to export.
2. Preferably choose encrypted JSON export when the backup is intended to be restored later to Bitwarden.
3. Confirm the export with your master password or a one-time code sent to your email.
4. Keep the export file in a safe place and delete any unnecessary unencrypted copies.

Warning: CSV and unencrypted JSON contain the vault data in a readable format. Do not leave them in the Downloads folder, cloud service, or an unsecured USB drive.

In browser

1. Install the official Bitwarden extension from your browser's add-on store.
2. Open the extension's Settings → Auto-fill.
3. Choose whether you want to show fill suggestions in form fields and fill data on page load. Auto-fill on page load should be used with caution.
4. You can fill the login by opening the extension and selecting the suggested item or by using the browser's Bitwarden keyboard shortcut.
5. If the wrong item appears on the page, check the URI saved in the item and its match detection method.

On phone

1. Open the Bitwarden app's Settings → Auto-fill.
2. Enable the auto-fill service and grant the permissions requested by the device.
3. On Android, you can also enable additional methods if standard auto-fill doesn't work in all apps.
4. On iPhone, select Bitwarden as the auto-fill service in the device's password settings.

• Use a long and unique master password that you don't use anywhere else.
• Enable two-step login for your Bitwarden account. Keep the recovery code separate from the vault.
• Enable biometric unlock or PIN in the app only on your own, secured device.
• Set the vault to lock automatically after a short period of inactivity. Logging out completely removes the local session, while locking leaves the encrypted vault on the device.
• Keep Bitwarden, your browser, and operating system up to date.
• Periodically check active sessions and remove unrecognized devices.
• Never approve unexpected login requests or give your master password to anyone.

When you add a two-step verification TOTP key to a login item, the generated one-time codes can also be displayed in a separate Bitwarden Authenticator app.

1. Install the Bitwarden Authenticator on your phone.
2. In the Authenticator settings, enable syncing with your Bitwarden vault and log in to the same server region as the Password Manager.
3. The TOTP codes saved in the vault will appear in the Authenticator after syncing.
4. Keep syncing on so that codes added and modified in the vault stay up to date in the Authenticator.

Note: It is safest to keep the code for your Bitwarden account's own two-step login separate from the same vault that requires the code to open. Also, keep the recovery code safe.