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Bitwarden is open source and audited: https://bitwarden.com/help/is-bitwarden-audited/
You can't prove that their server is running the exact same code. A self-hosted Bitwarden server might be reasonably secure, but as far as I can tell, Bitwarden('s server component) is not designed for single users.
The entire point of E2EE encryption is that you do not have to trust the server.
exactly
Even though you don’t know what code is running on their server, the bitwarden client used to communicate with their server is open source & auditable. End-to-end encryption only requires that the client code is trustworthy.
Which is the whole point between e2ee, assuming the server ended up being malicious, as long as the client code is doing its job properly, its fine. All the apps are open source.
vaultwarden's good if you're selfhosting, incredibly lightweight and compatible with bitwarden clients
I don't have to trust the server, if I trust the client in an e2ee model. Their server could only be a security issue, if the encryption wouldn't be e2e. And then the whole application would suck.
Vaultwarden is a good Bitwarden API compatible self hosted server that individuals can reasonably self host, with way fewer system requirements than the actual Bitwarden project's server.