Password manager Set-up
How to set-up the password manager on your devices.
Purpose of vaultwarden (password manager)
The purpose of a password manager is to help us keep track of the passwords we need to use often for church business.
We will be using vaultwarden, a self-hosted server for bitwarden. Access will be granted on an as needed basis and personal accounts should be created for anyone that needs access.
Basically passwords should be treated like keys to the church and people should not hang onto them if they leave or are no longer working with the church. A password manager allows us to do that, eventually any shared access accounts should be replaced with personal access accounts.
Account creation
When you are added to the password manager you will get an email from Vaultwarden ([email protected]).
Click “Join Organization Now” in the email.
Your browser will open a page titled “Join organization” and you will have the option to login or create account. Click the “Create account” button.
Fill in your name, a password you can remember, and a password hint in case you forget your password (click the little eye to the right of the password field to allow you to see the password you type to ensure you type what you intend).
Password Note: Password must be 12 characters, it can include spaces and punctuation, you can build a sentence that will be easy to remember.
You will then need to login with your email address and the password you created.
Once you have logged in An administrator will have to verify your account and you will then have access to the passwords.
App Set-up
Install the bitwarden app on your device (from the app store, play store, or from bitwarden.com if you are installing on a computer)
The first screen will ask you for your email address and has an option that says “Logging in on” under email, click “Logging in on” and change it to “Self-Hosted”.
The Server URL is https://vault.mountainviewbaptist.cloud the remainder of the fields can be left blank, click “Save” after entering the server url.
Login with the email address and password you created and you will have access to the passwords on your phone/computer.
In the phone app under settings you can turn on unlocking with Face ID, Fingerprint, or PIN code so you won’t have to type your password every time.
Password Management
When adding a password, you can only add passwords to the Organization and vaults that you have access to unless you are an admin. If you are an admin ensure that any passwords added are added to the organization and not your personal vault. Place new passwords in the collection that seems to make sense (Admin for administrator passwords, media for passwords that are needed from the sound booth, etc…)