Latest features surface password risks where users manage credentials and provide guided steps to improve account security

Bitwarden, the trusted leader in password, passkey, and secrets management, today announced enhancements to Bitwarden Password Manager with real-time vault health alerts and password coaching features that help users identify weak, reused, or exposed credentials and take immediate action to strengthen their security.

Improving credential habits with real-time visibility

Vault health alerts highlight at-risk passwords directly within the Bitwarden browser extension, web app, and desktop application, surfacing password vulnerabilities right when users access them. This visibility addresses threats heightened by AI-generated attacks that increase the effectiveness of credential-based compromise.

Recent Bitwarden polling data revealed that 72% of Gen Z adults reuse passwords, even though a large majority of them understand the security risks of doing so. The same study found that 78% of parents worry their families could fall victim to AI-enhanced scams, underscoring the rising concern about automated phishing and credential harvesting that exploit predictable user behavior.

Vault health alerts address these risks by giving users immediate visibility into the passwords they interact with on a regular basis that malicious actors may target.

Guiding users to stronger password practices

Once an at-risk password is identified, Bitwarden password coaching guides users through updating the credential with a strong and unique alternative. Coaching will redirect the user to the relevant change password form for the associated application, autofill the current at-risk password, generate a strong and unique new password, and save the new password to the Bitwarden vault.

This workflow helps reduce common attack vectors, including:

• Credential stuffing exploiting reused passwords: Alerts surface reused, exposed, or otherwise vulnerable passwords and guide users to strong, unique replacements.
• Generative AI-driven phishing: Password coaching supports rapid updates that limit how far a compromised password can be used elsewhere after a successful phishing attack.
• Automated attacks targeting weak password structures: Alerts flag weak or predictable passwords, and coaching helps strengthen them against automated guessing.

By proactively reinforcing secure credential habits, users can close security gaps before attackers exploit them.

Enhancing daily security posture

Vault health alerts and password coaching complement existing Bitwarden security capabilities, such as passkey support, multifactor authentication, secure sharing, and vault health reports. Together, these features empower users to strengthen personal credential habits and maintain consistent control over their digital security posture.

The new capabilities are available now for Bitwarden paid personal plans including Premium and Families in v2025.12.0. Users can access vault health alerts and password coaching through the Bitwarden browser extensions, web app, and desktop applications.

For more information about vault health alerts and password coaching, visit: https://bitwarden.com/blog/bitwarden-shows-which-passwords-to-fix-and-how/.

About Bitwarden

Bitwarden equips enterprises and individuals with the power to securely manage and share information online with trusted open source security solutions. With a password manager for everyone, users can easily manage their entire online identity anywhere. Bitwarden Secrets Manager and Passwordless.dev enhance developer secrets security and streamline passkey development for end users and workforce authentication. Founded in 2016, Bitwarden serves over 50,000 businesses and more than 10 million users worldwide across 180 countries in 50+ languages. The company is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. Learn more at bitwarden.com.

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