If a trusted emergency contact creates a new Bitwarden account and deletes the old account, they will automatically be removed as a trusted emergency contact and must be re-invited. Trusted emergency contacts do not need to have Premium to be designated as such.Ī user's status as a trusted emergency contact is tied to a unique Bitwarden account ID, meaning that if a trusted emergency contact changes their email address there is no reconfiguration required to maintain their emergency access. Trusted emergency contacts must be existing Bitwarden users, or will be prompted to create a Bitwarden account before they can accept an invitation.
Obtain view/read access to items in the grantor's Vault ( View).īe prompted to create a new Master Password for the grantor's Vault ( Takeover).
When the request is approved or the wait time lapses, the public-key-encrypted Master Key is delivered to grantee for decryption with grantee's private key.ĭepending on the specified user access level, the grantee will either: The grantor may manually approve the request at any time, otherwise the request is bound by a grantor-specified wait time. Grantor is notified of request via email. Grantee submits a request for emergency access. Grantee is notified of confirmation.Īn emergency occurs, resulting in grantee requiring access to grantor's Vault. On confirmation, the grantor's Master Key is encrypted using the grantee's public key and stored once encrypted. Grantor is notified of acceptance via email and confirms the grantee as their trusted emergency contact. On acceptance, the grantee's public key is stored with the invite. Grantee is notified of invitation via email and accepts the invitation to become a trusted emergency contact. The invitation (valid for only 5 days) specifies a user access level and includes a request for the grantee's public key. How it Works Įmergency Access uses public key exchange and encryption/decryption to allow users to give a trusted emergency contact permission to access Vault data in a zero knowledge encryption environment:Ī Bitwarden user (the grantor) invites another Bitwarden user to become a trusted emergency contact (the grantee). You will, however, not be able to add new or edit existing trusted emergency contacts. If your premium features are cancelled or lapses due to failed payment method, your trusted emergency contacts will still be able to request and obtain access to your Vault. Only Premium users, including members of paid Organizations (Families, Teams, or Enterprise) can designate trusted emergency contacts, however anyone with a Bitwarden account can be designated as a trusted emergency contact.
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