Add 'Ghost Folders' for additional security and plausible deniability

[overexertyearly (Bob)]

It would be great if we could hide certain folders (ie., ‘Ghost Folders’) and then re-summon them by typing their exact names in the search bar once we need to check the items in that specific folder.

This change would provide a significant improvement in overall user security with specific threat models. For example, if a user is compelled to hand over their password to an adversary, this would mean that certain items would remain safely stored even in this scenario. Another benefit would be in future data breaches where attackers are able to open user vaults.

[grb]

Your request seems very similar to this existing request:

Plausible Deniability - A way to offer more protection over passwords

That requires to set a second password that creates a 2nd vault. The password prompt would ask for password as usual. If the user enters the “real” password, he’s given the “real” vault. If the user enters the “other” password, he’s given the second vault. The second vault can be filled by the user with right and/or wrong passwords. People who need Plausible Deniability know how to use it. I think it can be a great addition to Bitwarden. And I don’t know of any password manager who has that. Ho…

I can merge the two, unless you feel that your concept of hidden folders (as opposed to a hidden vault) merits its own feature request.

[DenBesten]

A hidden folder would not be hidden from an export. The 2nd “unlisted” vault seems like a better hiding place.