Browser extension: Option to only ask to save if Bitwarden is unlocked

[snoblenet (Steven Noble)]

The browser extension has an option to always ask or always not ask to save a password that is entered into the browser.

Could we have an option to always do this if Bitwarden is unlocked, and always not do this if it is locked?

Often, I click yes to save a new password in Bitwarden when prompted, then unlock Bitwarden when prompted, and then discover it is already saved in Bitwarden.

[grb]

There is a feature request that you can vote for here:

Option to disable prompts to save login when vault is locked or logged out

When not logged in, Bitwarden still prompts to save passwords, which seems counter-intuitive. This used to confuse me because it’s almost always a site that I already know is saved. Because the browser also has login storage, I don’t often need to log into Bitwarden immediately. To sum up: I assert that Bitwarden should wait to be logged in before issuing any prompts.

 

Regardless, the description of your use-case seems to indicate that you have many accounts with passwords that are not randomly generated — or, alternatively, that you are using more than one password manager at the same time. Neither situation is good for security. By addressing the underlying problem, you will find that the annoyance that you have described above will become a non-issue.