bitwarden-helper-scripts

These are just some helper scripts I put together to help when using the official Bitwarden CLI.

bwunlock.sh

Used to unlock a bitwarden vault and set the appropriate environment variables to keep the vault unlocked.

Usage Instructions

1. Copy the file to a location of your choosing, I use /home/$USER/scripts

2. Set the following alias in your ~/.bashrc: alias bw-unlock="source /home/$USER/scripts/bwunlock.sh"

3. Source your bashrc or close and re-open your shell

4. Run bw-unlock and imput your Bitwarden Master Password when prompted

5. Run any Bitwarden command to ensure the script worked, like bw list items

bw-ssh-uploader.sh

Used to upload a directory of ssh keys to bitwarden, placing public key in the note field, and private key as an attachment.

Usage Instructions

1. Copy the file to a location of your choosing, I use /home/$USER/scripts

2. Mark it as executable

3. Run script like this: /home/$USER/scripts/bw-ssh-uploader.sh /path/to/directory/of/keys $COLLECTIONID $ORGID

bw-ssh.sh

Used to fetch a private key from bitwarden, add it to ssh-agent, and login to a host

Usage Instructions

1. Copy the file to a location of your choosing, I use /home/$USER/scripts

2. Mark it as executable

3. Run the script like this: /home/$USER/scripts/bw-ssh.sh $KEYNAME $USERNAME $HOSTNAME