Duration of Vault Being Locked

Jimshoot · February 16, 2023, 10:55pm

I previously had the Vault timeout setting specified as On browser restart. After a while I got tired of entering my PIN every time I restarted the browser, so I changed the setting to Custom with a timeout value of 168 hours (a week). I assumed that a browser restart would no longer require me to enter the PIN. However, it still does require that. Is this the way it is supposed to work?

cyanide77 · February 16, 2023, 10:59pm

Unless you keep your browser running for 168 hours this would be expected

Jimshoot · February 16, 2023, 11:15pm

Thank you. I typically close my browser at the end of each day, so I’ll plan to type my PIN each morning.

222 · February 17, 2023, 1:33am

No biometric option to avoid needing a PIN?

sj-bitwarden · February 21, 2023, 9:12pm

Hi @Jimshoot!

This is expected behavior - when you fully close your browser window, you will always be logged out of your browser extension. (More info available here on web vault and extension timeouts).

I hope this helps!