Can I password protect a file transfer?
Yes. From the Pro plan upwards, MyAirBridge transfers and shares can be protected with a password, so that holding the download link is not enough to access the data.
How it works
- Upload the files you want to send.
- Enable password protection for the transfer or share.
- Set the password.
- Send the link to the recipient.
- Send the password separately, through a different channel.
Sending the link and the password in the same email removes most of the benefit, because anyone who reads that message has both.
Which plans include it
On the free tier, the practical alternatives are a short expiration and sending the transfer to a specific email address.
| Plan | Password protection |
|---|---|
| Guest and Free | Not available |
| Basic | Not available |
| Pro | Available |
| Enterprise | Available |
When to use a password
- personal data and documents that identify people
- contracts, invoices, and financial material
- unreleased creative work, campaigns, and product material
- anything that will be forwarded through several people
- any transfer where the link will exist for a long time
Password protection and encryption together
A password controls who can start the download. End-to-end encryption, also available from the Pro plan, controls who can read the content at all.
For genuinely sensitive material the two are used together: the password keeps the transfer closed, and the encryption keeps the content unreadable even if the storage were compromised.
FAQ
Can I password protect a free transfer?
No. Password protection is available from the Pro plan. On free transfers, use a short expiration and send to a specific email address instead.
Should I send the password with the link?
No. Send the password through a different channel, otherwise anyone who reads the message has both.
Is a password the same as encryption?
No. A password controls access to the download, while end-to-end encryption keeps the content itself unreadable to anyone except sender and recipient.
Summary
Password-protected transfers are available on MyAirBridge from the Pro plan and ensure that the download link alone does not grant access. Passwords should travel through a different channel than the link, and for sensitive material they are best combined with end-to-end encryption.