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title: Why should I trust Bitwarden with my passwords?
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categories: [security]
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1. Bitwarden is open source software. All of our source code is hosted on [GitHub](https://github.com/bitwarden){:target="_blank"} and is free for anyone to review. Thousands of software developers follow Bitwarden's source code projects (and you can too!).
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2. Bitwarden [is audited]({% link _articles/security/is-bitwarden-audited.md %}) by reputable third-party security auditing firms as well as independent security researchers.
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3. Bitwarden does not store your passwords. Bitwarden stores encrypted versions of your passwords [that only you can unlock]({% link _articles/security/can-bitwarden-see-my-passwords.md %}).
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Your sensitive information is encrypted locally on your personal device before ever being sent to our cloud servers.
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4. Bitwarden has a reputation. Bitwarden is used by millions of individuals and businesses. If we did anything questionable or risky we would be out of business.
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Still don't trust us? You don't have to. Open source is beautiful. You can easily host the entire Bitwarden stack yourself. You control your data. Learn more [here]({% link _articles/hosting/install-on-premise.md %}).
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