{
  "slug": "bitwarden",
  "name": "Bitwarden",
  "maker": "Bitwarden",
  "category": "passwords",
  "verdict": "y",
  "answer": "Yes. Only you can read your Bitwarden vault, and only the people you share with can read shared items. Bitwarden says its team can't see your passwords.",
  "title": "Is Bitwarden encrypted? Vault, sharing and quantum",
  "description": "Only you can read your Bitwarden vault, and only the people you share with can read shared items. Post-quantum protection isn't there yet.",
  "parts": [
    {
      "key": "pass",
      "status": "y",
      "words": "Only you",
      "note": "Sealed on your device before it syncs, with a key made from your master password.",
      "sources": [
        1,
        2
      ],
      "label": "Your passwords"
    },
    {
      "key": "share",
      "status": "y",
      "words": "Only you and the people you share with",
      "note": "Free plans can share with one other person through a free organization, sealed so Bitwarden can't read it.",
      "sources": [
        1,
        3
      ],
      "label": "Shared passwords"
    },
    {
      "key": "pq",
      "status": "x",
      "words": "Not yet",
      "note": "No post-quantum protection announced as of 25 October 2026; Bitwarden says it is investigating options.",
      "sources": [
        2
      ],
      "label": "Post-quantum"
    }
  ],
  "extra_parts": [],
  "keys": "Your devices, using a key made from your master password. Bitwarden never has it.",
  "can_see": "Your email address, name, IP address and other account details, but Bitwarden says it can't access your vault data.",
  "business": null,
  "fix": null,
  "fix_line": null,
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "can-bitwarden-see-my-passwords",
      "q": "Can Bitwarden see my passwords?",
      "a": "No. Bitwarden says it always encrypts your data on your device before sending it to its servers, so its team members can't see your passwords [1]. Your master password is turned into a key on your device, and that key protects your vault [1][2].\n\nWhat Bitwarden does hold is account information, such as your email address, name and IP address [1]."
    },
    {
      "id": "share-passwords-free-bitwarden",
      "q": "Can I share passwords for free with Bitwarden?",
      "a": "Yes. A free organization lets two people share items in up to two collections [3]. Shared items are locked with the organization's key, and each member gets their own copy of that key, locked to them, so Bitwarden can't read it [1].\n\nBitwarden Send lets you send something to anyone with a link. The key sits in the part of the link that's never sent to Bitwarden's servers [4]."
    },
    {
      "id": "is-bitwarden-quantum-safe",
      "q": "Is Bitwarden quantum-safe?",
      "a": "Not yet. Bitwarden's own page says it is investigating post-quantum options [2]. Sharing and emergency access rely on RSA keys, which a large quantum computer could break [1][2]. No post-quantum protection was announced as of 25 October 2026."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Bitwarden Security Whitepaper",
      "publisher": "Bitwarden",
      "url": "https://bitwarden.com/help/bitwarden-security-white-paper/",
      "read": "2026-10-25"
    },
    {
      "title": "Encryption Protocols",
      "publisher": "Bitwarden",
      "url": "https://bitwarden.com/help/what-encryption-is-used/",
      "read": "2026-10-25"
    },
    {
      "title": "Organizations Overview",
      "publisher": "Bitwarden",
      "url": "https://bitwarden.com/help/about-organizations/",
      "read": "2026-10-25"
    },
    {
      "title": "Send Encryption",
      "publisher": "Bitwarden",
      "url": "https://bitwarden.com/help/send-encryption/",
      "read": "2026-10-25"
    }
  ],
  "changes": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-25",
      "text": "First published."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "1password",
    "apple-passwords",
    "google-password-manager"
  ],
  "url": "https://isitencrypted.com/bitwarden/",
  "checked": "2026-10-25"
}