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Any plan for password protected link share?
Hi all,
I just wanted to pop-in and let you know that we are looking at password protected links now. We don't have a timeframe that we can share yet but this is definitely a feature we want to get into everyone's hands. Thanks!
Stephen Rice
OneDrive Program Manager
I don't understand, if you have an email with both a link and a password, how is that different from jsut a link. The link is unique, like the password.
If the password was sent by some other mechanism it would mean something
having password makes you have one more control.
Think about document for mass deploy which needs limited access control.
Inviting 100 ppls and make them to create MS account is something I do not want to.
Currently only way to do this is make link that everybody can see and mail them.
But what if I need to narrow down 100ppl to 50ppl? Rather than making another anonymous link, I would prefer just chaning password and let them know.
Plus, if somebody else in my tenant see that document and link permission, it only says "anonymous can see". It sure makes confusion determining document's sharing policy.
Because I could send the link and password via separate channels, which is the usual practice. Furthermore, ensuring the link is HTTPS (and assuming no MitM attacks), any proxy can intercept the link, but without the password, it is useless (or at least limited, dependent on the allowable permissions granularity).
- > Rather than making another anonymous link, I would prefer just chaning password and let them know.
If you've got to send a new password, why not send a new link, how is that any different.
The link is effectively a password, that great long GUID on the end of the url performs exactly the same function as a password, a shared secret.
