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# bitwarden Core

The bitwarden Core project contains the APIs, database, and other infrastructure items needed for the "backend" of all other bitwarden projects.

The core infrastructure is written in C# using .NET with ASP.NET Core. The database is SQL Server.

# Contribute

Code contributions are welcome! Visual Studio or VS Code is required to work on this project. Please commit any pull requests against the `master` branch.

Security audits and feedback are welcome. Please open an issue or email us privately if the report is sensitive in nature.