

If you do that, however, your mobile app won’t recognize the entry. You might think editing the URI is the way to go. So, if you go to in your web browser, but the entry in Bitwarden is for androidapp://, the browser extension will not see a matching entry to AutoFill.

The reason for this is that the browser extension will be looking for a standard URL for a site. That’s where the confusion occurs and why an entry created from a mobile device will not work as AutoFill in the web browser extension. Guess what? That URI is for an Android app and not a website. Top 10 open-source security and operational risks of 2023Īs a cybersecurity blade, ChatGPT can cut both waysĬloud security, hampered by proliferation of tools, has a “forest for trees” problemĮlectronic data retention policy (TechRepublic Premium) If you use Bitwarden on both mobile and desktop devices, you’ll find one bit of information mucks up the works: The Uniform Resource Identifier, which is an address that is used similar to a URL.įor example, if you save an entry to your Bitwarden vault from the Android app, you’ll find the URL looks something like this: Must-read security coverage The big confusion for AutoFill entries comes by way of the mobile application. The only things you’ll need to make this work are a valid Bitwarden account, the web browser extension and credentials to be added for the new vault entry. What you’ll need to create an AutoFill vault entry By not typing your password, you add yet another layer of security to your logins. Of course, it’s more than just easing the burden of physically straining your digits. What this does is make it such that you can go to a site that requires username and password login credentials, click the Bitwarden web browser extension icon, enter your Master Password and then click the revealed entry to have Bitwarden automatically fill in both the username and password.īy doing this, you don’t have to worry about typing out either your username or password. One feature that I regularly use with Bitwarden is AutoFill. SEE: Password breach: Why pop culture and passwords don’t mix (free PDF) (TechRepublic)

This take on the tool includes more features than you might ever use, but those features don’t make Bitwarden a challenge for any user of any skill level. Image: janews094/Adobe Stockīitwarden is one of the most powerful, flexible and user-friendly password managers on the market. Jack Wallen shows you how to make it such that a Bitwarden vault entry can be used for AutoFill via the web browser extension for a simplified workflow. How to create a Bitwarden Vault entry that can be used for AutoFill
