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# Bitwarden

In Remote Desktop Manager, there are the ***Credential Management*** and ***Synchronizer*** entry types for Bitwarden, this topic will explain how each one works. To learn more about creating and managing a Bitwarden account, please consult the [documentation](https://bitwarden.com/help/) on their official website.

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Email ***Authentication mode*** is now deprecated for ***Bitwarden*** entries and unavailable from 2023.2 onwards.
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The integration of credentials from password managers is only available in the Team version of Remote Desktop Manager.
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### Credential Management

Here is a description for each field or option, in order from top to bottom. The entry can be found under ***New entry*** – ***Credential management*** – ***Password management***.

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<table><thead><tr><th width="226.79998779296875">SETTINGS</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td>Entry name in Remote Desktop Manager.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Folder</strong></td><td>Which Remote Desktop Manager folder the entry will be in.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### General tab

<table><thead><tr><th width="245.199951171875">SETTINGS</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Host</strong></td><td><p>Choose between:</p><ul><li><strong>Default</strong>: Default Bitwarden URL.</li><li><strong>Custom</strong>: Custom URL for Bitwarden.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Use "My account settings"</strong></td><td>Go to <strong>File</strong> – <strong>My account settings</strong> – <strong>Settings</strong> – <strong>Password management</strong> and click on <strong>Bitwarden</strong> to set up this option first; replaces the <strong>Username</strong> and <strong>Password</strong> fields.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Client ID</strong></td><td>The client ID of the API key.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Client secret</strong></td><td>The client secret of the API key.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Master password</strong></td><td>Bitwarden's master password for that account.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Always ask password</strong></td><td>Always be prompted for the master password when accessing this entry.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Credentials</strong></td><td><p>Click on the ellipsis button to pick a specific credential for this entry.</p><ul><li><strong>Always prompt with list</strong>: Prompts the user with a list of all the available credentials instead of a specific one.</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Synchronizer

Here is a description for each field or option, in order from top to bottom. The entry can be found under ***New entry*** – ***Synchronizer***:

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The Bitwarden synchronizer entry only handles Bitwarden Login entries (as defined by Bitwarden).
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<table><thead><tr><th width="237.99993896484375">SETTINGS</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td>Entry name in Remote Desktop Manager.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Folder</strong></td><td>Which Remote Desktop Manager folder the entry will be in</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Credentials</strong></td><td>Read more on <strong>Credentials</strong> options.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Credentials: Synchronize automatically</strong></td><td>The Remote Desktop Manager entry will synchronize automatically with Bitwarden.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### General tab

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMW6039_2024_2.png)

<table><thead><tr><th width="179.59991455078125">SETTINGS</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Host</strong></td><td><p>Choose between:</p><ul><li><strong>Default</strong>: Default Bitwarden URL</li><li><strong>Custom</strong>: Custom URL for Bitwarden</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Client ID</strong></td><td>Bitwarden's client ID.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Client secret</strong></td><td>Bitwarden's client secret.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Client secret: Master password</strong></td><td>Bitwarden's master password.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Destination folder</strong></td><td>Click the ellipsis button to set the folder path in the Remote Desktop Manager tree view (which can only be in the same vault).</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Template</strong></td><td>Bitwarden template created within Remote Desktop Manager.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Fields

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMW6043_2024_2.png)

Choose which ***fields*** will always be synchronized, and which will not. For example, you could choose not to synchronize the description, because you want to edit it yourself.

<table><thead><tr><th width="201.199951171875">SETTINGS</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Field</strong></td><td>Select which fields will always be synchronized, and which will not</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Session name prefix</strong></td><td>A prefix for the entry that will be created through the synchronizer</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Session name suffix</strong></td><td>A suffix for the entry that will be created through the synchronizer</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Filter

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMW6040_2024_2.png)

<table><thead><tr><th width="243.5999755859375">SETTINGS</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Filter box</strong></td><td>It will load the Bitwarden vault to let the user pick the wanted Organizations/Collections for synchronization.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Filter severity</strong></td><td><p>Choose between:</p><ul><li><strong>Normal</strong>: Accounts that are either in the selected folders or collections will be returned</li><li><strong>Strict</strong>: Accounts that are both in the selected folders and collections will be returned</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Create tags for Organizations/Collections</strong></td><td>If enabled, organization and collection tags from Bitwarden will be added to the Remote Desktop Manager entry.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Advanced

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMW6042_2024_2.png)

<table><thead><tr><th width="237.20001220703125">SETTINGS</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Silent mode</strong></td><td>This option disables error dialogs (useful when the synchronizer runs automatically at set intervals).</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Create virtual folders</strong></td><td>Allow the creation of virtual folders.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Duplicate check</strong></td><td><p>Duplicate checks will not import entries with the same type and host. Choose between:</p><ul><li><strong>Root</strong>: Check for duplicates within the whole workspace</li><li><strong>Destination folder</strong>: Check for duplicates only within the Remote Desktop Manager destination folder or subfolder</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Action on entry mismatch</strong></td><td><p>Choose what to do on entry mismatch between:</p><ul><li><strong>None</strong>: Do nothing.</li><li><strong>Delete</strong>: Delete that entry.</li><li><strong>Move to</strong>: Move to selected <strong>Destination folder</strong>.</li><li><strong>Make expired</strong>: Mark that entry as expired.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>My vault name</strong></td><td>Choose the vault name.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### See also

* [Devolutions Academy - Integrating Bitwarden with Remote Desktop Manager](https://academy.devolutions.net/student/path/2134631/activity/3078593)
* [Spotlight on: Bitwarden synchronizer in Remote Desktop Manager](https://blog.devolutions.net/2025/04/spotlight-on-bitwarden-synchronizer-in-remote-desktop-manager/)


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