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Using Your VA Password Manager (Bitwarden) Account

See also Create a VA Password Manager (Bitwarden) Account

See also VA Password Manager for Android (Bitwarden)

See also VA Password Manager for Firefox (Bitwarden)

Bitwarden User Basics Video: https://youtu.be/sf8qa2HcKSs

https://pw.virtualarchitects.com

https://bitwarden.com

https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden

https://bitwarden.com/help/security-faqs/

https://bitwarden.com/help/emergency-access/

We offer free accounts for individuals and very low cost accounts for any size or type of organization. There is no longer any valid excuse not to use a password manager!
Our servers are located in the secure Involta Datacenter in Tucson, AZ. If you would rather have your account on Bitwarden servers, please support them! We thank Bitwarden and Vaultwarden for their fantastic free, open-source software!

Why Bitwarden (Vaultwarden)

  • Sync all your passwords (and other data) across all of your devices
  • Great web interface
  • Browser plugins for all major browsers
  • Mobile apps for Android and iOS
  • Very Secure
    • Your data is securely encrypted
      • AES-CBC 256-bit encryption with PBKDF2 SHA-256
    • Only you can unlock the data
    • Two Factor Authentication (2FA) Options
  • Securely store important files or documents
  • Securely send important files or documents to anyone
  • Securely store credit card details
  • Securely share private data with coworkers or family members
  • Emergency Access Option
  • and much more

Three Ways to Use Bitwarden

You will probably want to use all three methods to make your life easier.

Web Site

This is a full featured interface to the system and is good for bulk management tasks

Browser Plugins

This is what I use most, even on mobile devices - I disable the browser password management functions and just use Bitwarden

Mobile Apps

Always have your secure bits of info on you

quick_guide/bitwarden_use.1686066728.txt.gz · Last modified: 2023/06/06 09:52 by gcooper