Im aware this video came out awile ago but im super stoked about bitwarden however i was wondering if there is an easy way to change my really bad old passwords into one randomly generated without having to go in and manually change them all by hand?
soory man but I am confused. How do I tell Bit Warden that I want to use it for my existing Logins like Gmail. I go to my Gmail and it asked for my password. I have no idea what to do next ?
Make sure you set up the browser extension and enable auto-fill. As long as you have the website added to Bitwarden, it will fill it in for you. If for some reason it doesn't, you can open the browser plug-in, search for it there, and then select it there to fill in.
It frustrates me when the instructions ask me to click on something which I don’t know it is! The authors ALWAYS assume that I know what symbol they are talking about! You know that symbol to the right of this message, the arrow pointing to the right. How am I supposed to know what that symbol means? The authors explaining how something works ALWAYS assumes that I know what any particular symbol represents! I don’t! It is not at all clear to me why an arrow head pointing to the right should mean post. The authors ALWAYS assume that I know! It is so frustrating and you don’t even realize the frustration I feel! I am not honestly sure that I will ever get Bitwarden to work!
Would you consider covering the steps one needs to take when cancelling a bitwarden subscription? What’s the process of transitioning all your passwords? No one ever talks about this. Cheers!
If you have a CSV, you can import that into Bitwarden. You just have to format the CSV correctly. Instructions for that are available here: bitwarden.com/help/condition-bitwarden-import/
Do you know how I can get Bitwarden to auto generate a new password on iOS when in an app (not a browser) and you create a new account. Autofill and app extension are activated, but the suggestion of a new password still doesn’t work. Thanks for the assistance
Are you seeing this in every app or just a subset? I've had similar issues in some apps which has forced me to just open up Bitwarden separately and make a new entry manually.
Here are instructions: bitwarden.com/help/condition-bitwarden-import/ I'll be making a video on this in the future as I get a lot of questions on this!
its mostly great but he overcomplicated the way for remembering a login @8:08 you just need to login like normal and when you press login BW will ask you automatically if you want the password to be remembered it works 9/10 times the way he did it is for when BW fails to ask you if you want to save the login P.S Jason m8 don't show the QR code for 2fa someone might be able to get your 2fa token like that
And there's an iOS and iPadOS version so you can use across all your (Apple) devices. I'm assuming that Google has done the right thing and done it for Android as well. Thank you Jason, you have clearly outlined the steps to go through to set up BitWarden. Cheers from Oz, Peter
A couple of questions if I may. I've read some talk on the auto-fill feature having some security flaws/issues, and shouldn't be used. Is this still true? Also I noticed a favicon for a website account I've added doesn't seem to populate. The website is Kraken. Anything I can do to fix this? All my other websites populate favicons next to their entry in BitWarden, but not Kraken. This really stris up my OCD, hah.
Best video I have seen, but I am still a little confused on how to get started for me and the wife (kind of a low-tech buy in my 60's). Are you available for paid consulting to help make sure I can everything right? Thanks
10:27 - Defintely don't follow that advice on autofill. That specific feature can increase the chances of passwords being compromised. Even in this video, you can see the "WARNING" statment Bitwarden put under that setting selection. Really shouldn't be encouraging people to tick that box without flagging the potential dangers.
Great video and I use the program. Note: Under Win 11 perfectly with all browsers, but Pixel 6 with Android 14 no autofill with Chrome (Firefox works perfectly). Therefore not a full recommendation on my part.
Recovery codes are one of the most important thing when setting up MFA, otherwise you can loose access to your vault if your phones got lost or broken or whatever
Hi Jason, what an incredible tutorial. I have one question. What happens when you change your phone? How do you get the QR code on your new phone? Thank you for the great work and keep up the great work.
I'm on a windows machine. I have installed the desktop version and also the Chrome extension. I have many different gmail profiles installed in Chrome for different businesses. I use a Yubico security key for 2FA. So far, when I change a Bitwarden setting I have to update every profile which is very time consuming. Is there a way to only use the desktop version of Bitwarden for all of my gmail profiles when I'm on my desktop computer?
I got have way thru your video where you import your passwords. I am not using any password manage so I am trying to import my passwords from an excel file saved as a *.csv file.. After selecting Bitwarden.csv file as format, I try to import my password file and get" error message " Data is not formatted correctly. Please check you import file and try again." How do you manually enter passwords one by one since this step is anything but "Super Easy" as you say in your video????????????????????? Additional details at this step would be most helpful!
So I followed this video and attempted to set this up on a windows pc. In the two step section at 4.00 mins , I did what as shown and scanned the QR code using my phone. This brought up a long list on my phone , so I randomly clicked on Google play from the list and it gave me a 6 digit password which worked. However the first time I tried to log in on my PC after this , it asks for a new 6 digit password , I have no idea how or where to find it . That ended the whole thing for me. Even tried to set up a new account and start again but of course the system has my email address as already being used so I can’t continue.
Which application did you download that gave you the 6 digit code? Whatever application you downloaded is where you will find the six digit code. Each time you log in, you will be prompted for it. You can also check out my more recent video on setting up Bitwarden with passkeys which will be easier to use. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QkC1LcRUpag.html&ab_channel=JasonRebholz-TeachMeCyber
I would switch from LastPass but it's a pain in the ass. I would have to transfer all my data, plus I also use an Authenticator with Last Pass, and I just don't want to deal with creating all that new authentication shit.
Thanks for the tutorial, super easy to follow! I did have a question. Once I import passwords from chrome, brave, etc, am I able to then change those passwords within bitwarden using the random generator to have them be much more secure, and if so how does that work? I’m assuming once they’re added you can go into that specific password and hit edit/change? Thanks in advance!
Once you import them, you would have to go to each website to change the password there. During the password reset process on the website, you can use Bitwarden to create a strong password and it will be saved to your vault.
Still don't know how to add all my websites and passwords. If I've got an account with pre-existing password how do I make Bitwarden take over the password? I don't have them in an importable doc....what do I do? One by one? But how?
If you aren't storing the passwords anywhere, you'll need to access your websites one by one and reset the password. When you reset the password, you can use bitwarden to generate and store the password.
So the password manager provides and remembers all these great passwords, but then you only need one password to get into the password manager which grants you access to all the great passwords stored in it. How is this different from using the same password on every site you log into?
You can and should put MFA in front of the password manager to secure it. The main risk with using the same password on every website is that if that password is ever compromised, attackers will try to log into other websites.
I am using bitwarden as my password manager setup on my phone and PC. Password of a website is saved on it. Now, I am logging into the website through my friends PC where the password manager is not setup. How do I log in as I dont know my password?
Your best is to pull it up on your phone and manually enter it. Alternatively, you could install the browser extension on your friends browser and pull it there. Not ideal though because you're installing something on their computer
Thx for the video. I have a question if i have this app with the code two factor authentification what would happend if my phone get destroyed(happend to me sometimes) how am i able to access my bitlocker Account?
It depends on the authentication app. For most, if you lose your phone you'll be forced to use backup codes for each app if they provided it. In some cases, you'll be locked out and need to work with each app to reset the MFA. Google has a new feature that you can sync your those 2FA codes to other devices so that if you lose your phone you will still have access to the codes in the future
@@teachmecyber.. an even better system is not to loose your phone in the first place. For something that most people can't do anything without, there is allot more than "oh i lost my phone"
With authy authentication app, you can have the same features on the smartphone and on the desktop/laptop. If you loose the phone, you still can use the software on your pc
If you're planning to go the family plan route where you will share it with less technical people, I would go with 1password. If it's just you and you like the additional configuration options, go with Bitwarden. If you're looking for something that is easy to use and still super secure, go with 1password. You can't go wrong with either choice
@@teachmecyber I went with Bitwarden premium have a quick question since I am new to password managers, Do you have to sign in with your master password in BW google chrome extension whenever you restart your pc to fill a password in case you need or is there any other way too cause the extension is locked after windows restart or browser closer unless you put your master password because I am paranoid if any keylogger get to my windows pc and capture my master password
Try setting the lockout period to never. Also, set up MFA with a hardware token. That will keep local or online access locked down. If you're still concerned, 1password's use of a secret key is an added layer that Bitwarden doesn't have
Thank you for making this well constructed video. Just wondering, If I were to add MFA with my email address, will I have to use the same 6 digits every single time I enter my master password. So, as long as I do not turn off MFA, do I just need to memorise the same 6 digits for whenever I need to log in.
I'll be doing a deep dive on Proton pass in the near future. From my research so far, decent solution that's best when bundled with Proton's other services.
Good vid.. But i ran into some strange behavior. I use Bitwarden with 'auto lock" for security reasons. However, when i enter my PIN to unlock via context menu (ie lets say on Google..) my vault has (2) account, yet when i unlock this way via the context menu, it unlocks and autofill's the 2nd entry not the 1st.. Anyone else find this a problem or is just me? The way their store din my Vault, i have to keep clicking the 1st one all the time, or unlock via extension. The alternative would probably be to switch them around in the vault so the 2nd one becomes 1st, and 1st becomes 2nd.. But still....
When you say the second entry, are you saying the password entry from the second vault but you want it to fill in the information from the first vault?
Loved the tutorial. Can you offer your views on how I handle the 'LastPass' situation, (possible video perhaps). If I'm moving over to Bitwarden because of LastPass security breaches, I assume the User would (having imported all passwords) have to change them within Bitwarden to make them totally secure. Plus how would you securely delete your Lastpass account and details with confidence?
With the LastPass scenario, you can change all of your passwords after you import them to Bitwarden. You'll have to do this with each website (which can be time consuming). Changing the passwords after importing them into Bitwarden will make anything you had in LastPass irrelevant even if an attacker would be able to get them. Check out my other Bitwarden video on the setting to increase the security on your Bitwarden vault.
Hi Jason- May I ask a question, and forgive me if it's silly, I am in my 70s and not exactly technically aware. I write because I had a problem with my laptop once and left it with a repairer but forgot to give him my code to open the laptop.. I rang him a few days later when I remembered and he said I've already fixed it. Cracking the laptop's code is no problem to people who need to know. So bearing that in mind, if I put Bitwarden onto my extension it looks like you don't have to input your Bitwarden password again if a browser is already open, when the laptop is in like sleep mode. Which I normally do when signing off. So if someone pinched my laptop could they simply open the computer [if in the know] and click on the extension manager to have access to logins. - like I said, apologies if question is silly or you've already answered it in your presentation.
You can control this behavior using the timeout feature. It will lock the extension after a certain time of it not being used. Even if the browser is open, if the timeout is reached it will force you to login again.
@@teachmecyber Oh thanks. I remember you saying change timeout to 5 mins. So that's what it means. Thankyou for answering my query, I appreciate it. Your guide was/is very helpful. Cheers, Steve
Thank you for the helpful information in your video. I am trying to export my passwords from Dashlance to Bitwarden. I cannot locate the export link on Dashlane. Do you know what I am doing incorrectly? I use the Dashlane free version. Thank you for your time.
Amazing explain with example, thanks! 🎉 Now when I see how much is easy to use with friendly UI, I see I made a big mistake...😢 I have question for you. I am middle of trojan attack where probably stole maybe all my passwords from Opera, Chrome, Egde. 1. Is it safe to create bitwarden account if trojan still exist on my win11? 2. My emails are compromised and passwords, that's mean I have to say farewell for all of them and bitwarden to crates unique password for all of my accounts where I need to change them one by one? 3. Up to now I used 3 emails for registrations on webshops, forums, subscribes, different platforms etc. What do you think to create a new gmail account only for registrations and in all of those sites to use only that one? I want to be maximum safe in the future
1. If you still have malware on your system, don't create your bitwarden account just yet. This is just in case they have a keylogger on your system. Instead, I would first reinstall your operating system to just be on the safe side. 2. If you believe all of your passwords were stolen from your browsers, you will want to change each one of them that was stored. As you change them, set up MFA for each account that supports it. If they support passkeys, use that! 3. Using a unique email per login can help with security and privacy but it's not a huge difference maker. If this is important to you, check out my video on Proton Pass. They have a built in feature to use a unique email address for each account. Alternatively, there's a trick where you can add a "+" to your email address and still have it reach you. E.g. if your email was gorky25@gmail.com, you could do gorky25+amazon@gmail.com for your amazon account. Just change out "amazon" for whatever account you want to use.
@@teachmecyber I didn't ask. Is it all the same on mobile phone? Maybe to start from there for sensitive accounts before I clean all or uninstall OS (I just reinstalled 3 months ago :(( )
Should be fine from your mobile device. You're much less likely to have an issue there! So that's a good way to get started while you work through cleaning up your desktop. Good luck!
Dude, I wish you had told me to write down the authenticator code. I didn't know I'd need the same numbers again. Now I can't log back in.... Any advice?
That worked. To my amazement. I never knew there was such a thing. Thanks a lot for your help. Do you have any other tutorials? I want to know how to use it to change my existing passwords. Also, the thing that scares me about these kinds of things is what if somebody figures out my base password? Then they have access to everything, is that right?
I have a bunch of Bitwarden videos, check them out! You have to make sure your master password is safe. Be sure to add MFA to your account as that will help keep your vault safe from hackers. I have a video on this!
@@teachmecyberAnd if I decide to manually change the password and not use Bitwardem to generate the new password and create my own can I do that or will it force me to use Bitwarden to generate a new password anyway?
One of late movers to password managers and considering Bitwarden - although my question relates to all password managers - lets assume I have 100 logins of 'dubious' password quality I need to enter, what is the best workflow to enter manually? I was thinking of 1) take say 10 logins 2) enter details as I currently use now 3) check I can login OK ie autofil works correctly 4) change each password using passwrodxd generator 5) Repeat next batch Best done in web version or browser ext? Thanks
It's never too late to get started with a password manager. If you have your passwords somewhere already (even if it's just typed out somewhere in a file), the easiest way is to format the passwords in a CSV file that you can import into your password manager. Here's a link to the format for Bitwarden: bitwarden.com/help/condition-bitwarden-import/ The more manual approach would be to log into each website (whatever batches work for you), reset the password using the password generator, and enable MFA where you can. For this, the browser extension will be your best bet. Hope that helps!
@@teachmecyber Mine are handwritten in a notebook, a very thick notebook. I think I'm gonna need AI to transfer mine or I gonna have a lot of boring manual transfer to do..
This didn't work out quite as planned. I was able to export the logins from Firrefox to a text file (CSV) and then I was able to load those logins to BitWarden, but none of the website names are included so I have no idea which one is which. I'm having to go through 180+ logins, copy the password from BW, paste that into FF password manager to find what website it is, visit the website and let FF log me in so that BW can ask me if I want to save this login, click yes and then delete the old entry in BW. So convoluted. I also have no idea if the FF browser addon is communicating with the desktop app that I had already downloaded before I watched this tutorial.
Try to export the passwords from Firefox again using this guide (if you haven't already): bitwarden.com/help/import-from-firefox/#tab-latest-version-5UCjBiyWDXDeA1mED6tyhZ You can open the CSV to see if the URL is in there before you import to Bitwarden.
Thank you, this video was super helpful for me. Clear steps and instructions. I set up my vault in no time, even though I identify as a Gen X woman. :D
OMG. Have zero clue what he is talking about the first six minutes and the he completely blows by how to actually enter passwords . Just says import a file which I don’t want to do. Waste of time.
