Deploy Browser Extension to Managed Devices

To deploy the browser extension on Windows and Firefox:

1. Download and unzip the Firefox ADMX Template file.

2. From the unzipped directory:

   • Copy \policy_templates_<version>\windows\firefox.admx to C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions

   • Copy \policy_templates_<version>\windows\en-US\firefox.adml to C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US

3. Open the Windows Group Policy Manager and create a new GPO for the Bitwarden browser extension installation.

4. Right-click on the new GPO and select Edit..., and proceed to navigate to Computer Configuration → Policies → Administrative Templates → Firefox → Extensions.

5. In the right-hand settings area, select Extensions to Install. In the dialog, toggle the Enabled option.

6. Select the Show... button and add the following:

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   https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/bitwarden-password-manager/latest.xpi

   Click OK.

7. Back in the file tree select Firefox. In the right-hand settings area, Edit... and disable both the Offer to save logins and Offer to save logins (default) options.

8. Apply the newly-configured GPO to your desired scope.

To deploy the browser extension on Windows and Edge:

1. Download and unzip the Microsoft Edge Policy Files.

2. From the unzipped directory:

   • Copy \windows\admx\msedge.admx to C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions

   • Copy \windows\admx\en-US\msedge.adml to C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US

3. Open the Windows Group Policy Manager and create a new GPO for the Bitwarden browser extension installation.

4. Right-click on the new GPO and select Edit..., and proceed to navigate to Computer Configuration → Policies → Administrative Templates → Microsoft Edge → Extensions.

5. In the right-hand settings area, select Control which extensions are installed silently. In the dialog, toggle the Enabled option.

6. Select the Show... button and add the following:

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   jbkfoedolllekgbhcbcoahefnbanhhlh;https://edge.microsoft.com/extensionwebstorebase/v1/crx

   Click OK.

7. Still in ..Administrative Templates → Microsoft Edge, select Password manager and protection from the file tree.

8. In the right-hand settings area, right-click Enable saving passwords to the password manager and select Edit. In the dialog, toggle the Disabled option and select OK.

9. Repeat Step 8 for the Enable Autofill for addresses and Enable Autofill for credit cards options, found in settings area for ...Administrative Templates → Microsoft Edge.

10. Apply the newly-configured GPO to your desired scope.

To deploy the browser extension on Linux and Firefox:

1. Download Firefox for Linux.

2. Create a distribution directory within the Firefox installation directory.

3. In the distrubition directory, create a file policies.json.

4. Add the following to policies.json:

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   {
   "policies": {
    "ExtensionSettings": {
      "446900e4-71c2-419f-a6a7-df9c091e268b": {
        "installation_mode": "force_installed",
        "install_url": "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/bitwarden-password-manager/latest.xpi"
         }
       }
     }
   }

   In this JSON object, "446900e4-71c2-419f-a6a7-df9c091e268b" is the extension ID for the Bitwarden browser extension. Similarly, "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/bitwarden-password-manager/latest.xpi" signals Firefox to use the extension store to retrieve the extension.

5. (Recommended) To disable Firefox's built-in password manager, add the following to policies.json inside of "policies": { }:

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   {
    "PasswordManagerEnabled": false
   }

6. Using your preferred software distribution or MDM tool, deploy the following to users' machines:

   • Firefox Browser

   • /distribution/policies.json

To deploy the browser extension on MacOS and Firefox:

1. Download and install Firefox for Enterprise for macOS.

2. Create a distribution directory in Firefox.app/Contents/Resources/.

3. In the created /distribution directory, create a new file org.mozilla.firefox.plist.

   tip

   Use the Firefox .plist template and Policy README for reference.

4. Add the following to org.mozilla.firefox.plist:

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   <key>ExtensionSettings</key>
   <dict>
      <key>446900e4-71c2-419f-a6a7-df9c091e268b</key>
      <dict>
        <key>installation_mode</key>
        <string>force_installed</string>
        <key>update_url</key>
        <string>https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/bitwarden-password-manager/latest.xpi</string>
      </dict>
    </dict>

   In this codeblock, 446900e4-71c2-419f-a6a7-df9c091e268b is the extension ID for the Bitwarden browser extension. Similarly, https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/bitwarden-password-manager/latest.xpi signals Firefox to use the extension store to retrieve the application.

5. (Recommended) To disable Firefox's built-in password manager, add the following to org.mozilla.firefox.plist:

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   <dict>
     <key>PasswordManagerEnabled</key>
     <false/>
   </dict>

6. Convert the org.mozilla.firefox.plist file to a configuration profile using a conversion tool like mcxToProfile.

7. Deploy the Firefox .dmg and the configuration profile using your software distribution or MDM tool to all managed computers.

To deploy the browser extension on macOS and Microsoft Edge:

1. Download the Microsoft Edge for macOS .pkg file.

2. In Terminal, use the following command to create a .plist file for Microsoft Edge:

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   /usr/bin/defaults write ~/Desktop/com.microsoft.Edge.plist RestoreOnStartup -int 1

3. Use the following command to convert the .plist from binary to plain text:

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   /usr/bin/plutil -convert xml1 ~/Desktop/com.microsoft.Edge.plist

4. Open com.microsoft.Edge.plist and add the following:

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   <key>ExtensionSettings</key>
   <dict>
     <key>jbkfoedolllekgbhcbcoahefnbanhhlh</key>
     <dict>
       <key>installation_mode</key>
       <string>force_installed</string>
       <key>update_url</key>
       <string>https://edge.microsoft.com/extensionwebstorebase/v1/crx</string>
     </dict>
   </dict>

   In this codeblock, jbkfoedolllekgbhcbcoahefnbanhhlh is the application identifier for the Bitwarden browser extension. Similarly, https://edge.microsoft.com/extensionwebstorebase/v1/crx signals Edge to use the Edge Add-On Store to retrieve the identified application.

   note

   You may also configure forced installations using the ExtensionInstallForceList, however the ExtensionSettings method will supersede ExtensionInstallForceList.

5. (Recommended) To disable Edge's built-in password manager, add the following to com.microsoft.Edge.plist:

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   <key>PasswordManagerEnabled</key>
   <false/>

6. Convert the com.microsoft.Edge.plist file to a configuration profile using a conversion tool like mcxToProfile.

7. Deploy the Edge .pkg and the configuration profile using your software distribution or MDM tool to all managed computers.