Vault timeout - add seconds

As per the subject, I propose adding an option to choose seconds for the Vault Timeout. Currently, you can choose minutes, hours or “immediately”.

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I believe 1 minute is too long. For instance, if you’re sharing a room/office space with someone, that will leave them plenty of time to walk to your workstation and access your vault should you have to leave suddenly (take a call, bathroom, etc).

On the opposite side, we’ve got “immediately” which is too short. Sometimes the auto-fill fails or the TOTP doesn’t get copied into clipboard. By the time you realize it, you’re forced to unlock the vault again.

You could set a longer timeout and then manually lock the vault every time, but that’s neither convenient nor practical (as we all forget things from time to time).

  • To the vault timeout dropdown list add a “10 seconds” option
  • To the vault timeout “Custom” option add an extra field to specify seconds
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Hi bitwarden team…
Pls consider adding this feature… :pray:

You ought to be in the habit of locking your workstation (i.e. with Winkey-L) when you step away. Beyond just preventing them from sending prank-emails, this also will make a Bitwarden one-minute vault lock less of a concern in your scenario.

I do lock it in most cases, but I’m not perfect, and do forget to from time to time. Especially if something unexpected comes up.

I am using Bitwarden app on Android. Currently, each time I switch apps and return to Bitwarden (whether for entering notes or copying information), I am required to log in again and start from the beginning when dealing with notes which disrupts my workflow.

While I understand the importance of security, setting the timeout to 1 minute feels too long and compromises security. Therefore, I kindly request the addition of ‘seconds’ as an option in the timeout settings. This would allow users to set a more precise and shorter timeout duration, balancing convenience and security.

Thank you for considering my request. I appreciate your continuous efforts to improve the Bitwarden app.

Pls include this feature…:pray::pray::pray:

@User121, it depends on votes and then on various considerations around priorities and practicality. To date, not many people have wanted to expend one of their 20 lifetime votes on this particular feature. Setting out further use cases or value for the change may encourage votes. I am afraid simply asking again in the thread is no more than bump.