Bitwarden Go

A Bitwarden-compatible server written in Golang

Cybersecurity & Ethical HackingGoMIT

Abstract

Bitwarden Go is an open-source Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking project. A Bitwarden-compatible server written in Golang. This project is not associated with the Bitwarden project nor 8bit Solutions LLC. Please use gitter or the issue tracker for this repo if you need support. It is built using Go. The complete source code is publicly available on GitHub under the MIT License, making it a useful reference for students building a Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking mini project or final-year project.

1. Introduction

This project is not associated with the Bitwarden project nor 8bit Solutions LLC. Please use gitter or the issue tracker for this repo if you need support. If you need to use the official Bitwarden channels make it clear that you are using a 3rd party backend server)

A server compatible with the Bitwarden apps and plugins. The server has a small footprint and could be run locally on your computer, a Raspberry Pi or a small VPS. The data is stored in a local SQLite database.

For more information on the protocol you can read the documentation provided by jcs

2. Objective

A Bitwarden-compatible server written in Golang

This project demonstrates how Go can be applied to a real-world Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking problem.

4. Technology Stack

Go

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

  • Go 1.20 or later
  • Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/VictorNine/bitwarden-go.git
cd bitwarden-go
cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/VictorNine/bitwarden-go/cmd/bitwarden-go
go build
go install
bitwarden-go -h

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

  • Add logging and alert notifications (email / Telegram)
  • Write a threat model document for the tool
  • Package it with Docker for safe lab testing

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

  1. Which threat or attack does this project defend against?
  2. What detection or protection technique is used and what are its limits?
  3. How are false positives and false negatives handled?
  4. Which cryptographic algorithms or security standards are involved?
  5. What legal and ethical rules apply when testing a tool like this?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by VictorNine and published on GitHub under the MIT License. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.

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