Unlocking Vault when browser is launched

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Hi There,

I think this will turn out to be a dumb question –

Can I use bitwarden without unlocking the vault. In other words, do i have to unlock the vault with my master password every time I launch a browser? There is no local storing of passwords.

Wilma

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It all depends… are you referring to the web vault, the applications or the extension? All of them have options for locking in the Settings by time (up to 4 hours) and:

  • Web vault: page refresh.
  • Apps: system idle/sleep/lock, app restart or never
  • Browser extension: system lock, browser restart or never
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Was the “system lock” option removed from the browser extension since? I only see the timeouts, browser restart, and never options there (version 1.57.0 for Firefox)

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The system lock option is only available on some browsers and some OSs that support it, unfortunately.

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Oh, that’s a bummer. Is there some hard reason for the extension in modern FF being unable to detect session lock on Win 10?

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Good question. You might have to ask the Firefox community for answer to that one, unfortunately.

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Will do. And some more words to satisfy the forum’s minimum post length requirement.