Bitwarden transitions from Manifest v2 to v3
11 days ago
- Browser Extensions
- Service Workers
- Manifest v3
- Bitwarden transitioned from Manifest v2 to v3
- Manifest v3 introduced changes to browser extensions
- New architecture required for supporting service workers and Manifest v3
- Bitwarden developed a state framework to manage memory references
- Data now stored in session storage (limited) and local storage (unlimited) for service workers
- Local storage data is encrypted and security upheld
- Feedback on Manifest v3 Chrome extension can be provided through Google form, GitHub, or Reddit thread