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Just switched to Bitwarden. Took me ~15 minutes to get the browser extension + app installed and to complete the migration using the export/import features.

sodality2 6y ago
Don't forget to delete your account!
pizza234 6y ago
I've performed the switch as well, however, a couple of things to consider about Bitwarden: - field detection is much poorer in Bitwarden (ie. it will fill both signup and login fields in some websites... including HN) - Bitwarden timeout doesn't survive browser restarts (at least, this was the last time I've tried it), making it difficult to use for people with a complex password and frequent browser closing/opening
- wing-_-nuts 6y ago
  re: field detection How does it do with sites that insist on using a 'password' type field for both username and password? This is my biggest pet peeve on the internet today!
  - Macha 6y ago
    It handles fidelity fine, and they do a sort of masked password field for the username where you only see the last 3 characters. Firefox on the other hand used to want to save my username as ****ABC
- ricardojoaoreis 6y ago
  I don't like using browser extensions for password managers (I read in the past these are usually the easier attacks, might not be true nowadays) and switched from LastPass to Bitwarden. The feature I miss is that LastPass has a Mac MenuBar app which provided a global shortcut to search my wallet, for Bitwarden I always have to open the app. Also, the iPhone app doesn't let you view attached images in the app, you have to first download them to the phone's storage.
- SV_BubbleTime 6y ago
  Also bit wardens enterprise feature is very different than anyone else’s enterprise feature. It’s in my opinion a bad system. The issue revolves around that you always have a personal account, that has work access. Well.... for enterprise, I want to be able to help user reset their password, override there to MFA, revoke access to a share, audit what shares they have access to. I REALLY wanted to use Bitwarden company wide, but the enterprise product is just not there.
  - tweetle_beetle 6y ago
    The concept is that you have your personal vault, and then you can also be a member of multiple organisations, each with a vault. If you want, you can choose to disable the "personal ownership" option, so that employees lose their personal vault and can only use the organisation's vault. You can also select the "single organisation" option to prevent an employee from joining a second organisation. Once you have done that, you can audit all of the shared "collections" in an organisation and revoke access to specific "collections" for specific employees. And if you want enterprise-y control, then you can manage employee credentials using LDAP, etc. It is a bit confusing to be fair, but I think you can do the things you mention?
- xxpor 6y ago
  I'd always assumed point 2 was intentional
  - ragebol 6y ago
    It is. Go to Settings > Vault Timeout. I've set it to 'On Browser restart' but you can set it to Never
nacs 6y ago
Also just switched and the whole process took about the same time. Amazingly painless import of literally hundreds of accounts including my "Secure notes" and credit cards and such that I also had in Lastpass. Works great on iOS, Firefox and native that I've tried so far.

sodality2 6y ago

Don't forget to delete your account!

pizza234 6y ago

I've performed the switch as well, however, a couple of things to consider about Bitwarden: - field detection is much poorer in Bitwarden (ie. it will fill both signup and login fields in some websites... including HN) - Bitwarden timeout doesn't survive browser restarts (at least, this was the last time I've tried it), making it difficult to use for people with a complex password and frequent browser closing/opening

wing-_-nuts 6y ago
re: field detection How does it do with sites that insist on using a 'password' type field for both username and password? This is my biggest pet peeve on the internet today!
- Macha 6y ago
  It handles fidelity fine, and they do a sort of masked password field for the username where you only see the last 3 characters. Firefox on the other hand used to want to save my username as ****ABC
ricardojoaoreis 6y ago
I don't like using browser extensions for password managers (I read in the past these are usually the easier attacks, might not be true nowadays) and switched from LastPass to Bitwarden. The feature I miss is that LastPass has a Mac MenuBar app which provided a global shortcut to search my wallet, for Bitwarden I always have to open the app. Also, the iPhone app doesn't let you view attached images in the app, you have to first download them to the phone's storage.
SV_BubbleTime 6y ago
Also bit wardens enterprise feature is very different than anyone else’s enterprise feature. It’s in my opinion a bad system. The issue revolves around that you always have a personal account, that has work access. Well.... for enterprise, I want to be able to help user reset their password, override there to MFA, revoke access to a share, audit what shares they have access to. I REALLY wanted to use Bitwarden company wide, but the enterprise product is just not there.
- tweetle_beetle 6y ago
  The concept is that you have your personal vault, and then you can also be a member of multiple organisations, each with a vault. If you want, you can choose to disable the "personal ownership" option, so that employees lose their personal vault and can only use the organisation's vault. You can also select the "single organisation" option to prevent an employee from joining a second organisation. Once you have done that, you can audit all of the shared "collections" in an organisation and revoke access to specific "collections" for specific employees. And if you want enterprise-y control, then you can manage employee credentials using LDAP, etc. It is a bit confusing to be fair, but I think you can do the things you mention?
xxpor 6y ago
I'd always assumed point 2 was intentional
- ragebol 6y ago
  It is. Go to Settings > Vault Timeout. I've set it to 'On Browser restart' but you can set it to Never

nacs 6y ago

Also just switched and the whole process took about the same time. Amazingly painless import of literally hundreds of accounts including my "Secure notes" and credit cards and such that I also had in Lastpass. Works great on iOS, Firefox and native that I've tried so far.