Navigating Bitwarden

Here is a quick run-down of what you will see in Bitwarden:

  1. My Vault is a list of your different saved passwords either personal or from Collections. You can filter the types of items on the left. By default it will show All Items. From there you can choose the different types, Folders (which are personal folders you can make), and Collections that you are part of. If you do not see a Collection, it means you are not part of it. You can speak with your supervisor to see if you should or not as well as contact IT. In the center you will see the name of the saved field as well as the Username underneath it.
  2. The Gear option allows you to Move, Share, or Delete selected passwords (using the checkbox to the left of them or using the Select All from the gear). Be careful about deleting passwords.Open image-20210420-182242.pngimage-20210420-182242.png
  3. Clicking Add Item will start to add a new Login/Card/Etc. to your Vault. You can add a display Name that will show in the vault along with all the fields needed for a password login. URI 1 is the website that it is needed for. You can organize your passwords under Folders which can be created from your My Vault on the left. You can add custom fields for extra information such as security questions.
    Ownership is important. By default the password will be owned by you, the user, and only visible by you as well. You can add it to a Collection by changing this to the correct Organization instead (Advantus) which will then give you the option to add it to a Collection under Advantus.Open image-20210420-182426.pngimage-20210420-182426.pngOpen image-20210420-182355.pngimage-20210420-182355.pngIf you have a login that uses 2 factor you can use Bitwarden to fill out those prompts for you by filling out the Authenticator Key (TOTP) field. This takes the place of an authenticator app. When you get the QR Code to scan there is usually a link to get the raw data (It likely will say something like can’t read QR code) Just paste this data into the field. When you go to use that login it will automatically copy the one time code to the clipboard where you can then paste into that field.
  4. By left clicking a password, you will be given a similar screen to creating a new password. Here you can view the information including the password as needed. You can also edit the item, so be careful and unless you intend to do so, either use Cancel or the X button in the top right to exit without saving.
    You can also Delete the password in the bottom right or Favorite it using the star. Favoriting the field will add it to your Favorites filter in My Vault.Open image-20210420-182814.pngimage-20210420-182814.png 
  5. Instead of clicking the name itself, if you use the gear to the right of the password, you can choose to copy the Username and Password instead.Open image-20210420-182954.pngimage-20210420-182954.png 

Chrome Add-in

For ease of use, Chrome has an add-in that once logged into, it allows you to place in passwords automatically. When on a login screen of a website that has a password in Bitwarden, by clicking the add-in, you will get this dropdown where you can left click the Password and it will attempt to auto fill the username and password.

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Firefox Add-On

For Firefox just click Add-Ons and Themes from the menu button and use the Find more add-ons search bar at the top. Type Bitwarden and hit enter. It should be the first option.Open image-20220128-135605.png

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 Just click that link and click Add to Firefox.

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