Tap the confirm login button, and the web vault should automatically sign you in to your Bitwarden account. Check whether the fingerprint phrase matches the one on the browser page.ĩ. The app will display a page that is captioned "Are you trying to log in?". You should see a push notification on your phone, tap on it to open the Bitwarden app, and unlock the vault.Ĩ. Note: The page will display your fingerprint phrase.ħ. Instead of signing in with the master password, click the option that says "Log in with device". Enter your email address in the username field.Ħ. Visit Bitwarden's web vault in your desktop's browser.ĥ. The company is recommending its mobile app's users to enable the Unlock with Biometrics option (for fingerprint scanners and Face ID), or unlock with PIN code for a faster experience (than entering the master password to unlock the vault.Ĥ. If you don't want to use it, you can just ignore it. The setting to approve login requests is not enabled by default in Bitwarden password manager's mobile app. It's worth noting that this passwordless login method does not support the official browser extensions currently, it only works with Bitwarden's cloud server. The mobile app also gives you some additional information such as the type of device used (though it just mentions the browser), the IP address where you tried logging in from, and the time when the request was made. This helps you ensure that the sign in attempt is secure. you should see the same phrase on the web vault and the mobile app's login request page. It should match the one on your other device, i.e. When you try using the new authentication method, the mobile app and the web vault will display a sentence with random words, this is your account's fingerprint phrase. According to a support page on the company's website, login requests expire after 15 minutes if they aren't approved or denied.
The vault has to be unlocked in the mobile app, before you can approve the login request. The big question is, is this method safe to use? Bitwarden says that its passwordless authentication requests are encrypted before they leave your device (end-to-end encryption).
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