OneDrive - Protect My Document with a Password and Expiration Date Video

Learn how to protect your document by adding a password and expiration date. This feature provides extra security when sharing documents. Find out how to enable the 'anyone with the link' sharing option while ensuring compliance with your company’s permissions. Enhance your file security with OneDrive.

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Available in Microsoft365

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you can add an extra layer of security by setting a password and an expiration date,

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which will be required when opening the document.

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To perform this action, you need to enable the anyone with the link sharing option,

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depending on your company's permissions.

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This option might be restricted by your administrator,

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and you may not be able to use it.

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Enter your password,

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which must be at least eight characters long.

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Make sure it is a strong password by using uppercase and lowercase letters,

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numbers and special characters.

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Once the password is set, configure an expiration date.

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Confirm and then enter the email addresses of the people You

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wish to share this document with and send the share link.

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Remember to also send them the password you set

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to maximise security.

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We recommend sending the password in a separate

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email from the one containing the share link

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