Recommend vault export before changing master password

[elliotwutingfeng (Elliot Wu)]

Feature name

Append the statement “We recommend exporting your vault before changing your master password to prevent data loss.” to the existing warning displayed on the “Change master password” page.

Feature function

There have been cases of users changing their master password and then forgetting it immediately after. While users are ultimately responsible for remembering their new master password, reminding them to back up their vault beforehand could minimize the damage.

This is like how a similar warning is currently displayed for changing KDF settings. Even though the KDF implementation is well-tested, backing up the vault minimizes the damage in the unlikely event that the KDF implementation corrupts the account data.

[Nail1684]

Just wanted to “protocol”, that there still is no recommendation for making an export before changing the master password:

 

… while indeed it’s there for changing the KDF settings:

 

PS: Another feature request, but nonetheless, that warning is also missing when you change the Bitwarden email address: