Most people use computers with a monitor and software with a graphical user interface or GUI.
This graphical interface makes it easy and intuitive to use computers and applications.
Bitwarden, however, offers a fully featured command line version of its password manager software.
The command-line version of Bitwarden offers three different methods of signing in and decrypting your password vault.
One of these methods through the use of an API key.
To be able to use this, though, you gotta first find your API key.
This information is not accessible anywhere else.
Click View API key at the bottom of the tweaks tab of the web vault.
Youll then be prompted tore-input your vault master password.
Once youve done so, click View API key.
put in your vault master password, then click View API key.
Finally, youll be presented with your API key.
You will need the client_id and client_secret values to be able to sign in via the API key.
You will need the client_id and client_secret values to be able to sign in via the API key.
The values of the scope and grant pop in are the same for all API keys.
The value of the client id is unique to your account and cant be changed.
Again, you will need to put in your vault master password to verify ownership of the account.
Once youve done so, click Rotate API key.
Rotating your API key will invalidate your old API key.
Any equipment using it will need to be updated with the new API key.
You will be shown the newly generated API key straight away.
slide in your vault master password, then click Rotate API key.
Password managers are great tools to store your passwords securely.
By following the steps in this guide, you’re able to view your API key.
you’re free to also rotate your API key if you think that it has been compromised.
