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Verification not working for folders, only for documents
Hi All,
We have enabled the verification code option for sharing externally. According to mircosoft this should work when sharing a document or folder, however, when we share a folder and the ...
I found the same results with a test account and made sure to clear the cache and to be logged off of O365. I think the issue might be related to sharing folders generally and not tied to the verification code process. The only documentation that I could find related to this was to disable limited-access permissions at the collection, which in our case is already disabled: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3039997/users-can-t-access-a-shared-folder-in-sharepoint-online.
Only thing it "might" be, check Site Permissions > Advanced settings > Access Request settings. and check if the first 2 boxes there are checked or not?
Thanks! I think the issue is actually that the limited-access permission lockdown is activated. I was looking in the wrong place for this setting. I'll have to go back to our team and see what the implications are for deactivating.
Thanks!
Liana