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Use a manager for long-lived team credentials and LinkPilot for short-lived hand-offs that should not live in chat or email." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How do I deliver the passphrase securely?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Send it through a different channel than the link — for example, the link by email and the passphrase by Slack DM or SMS." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can I revoke a credential after sending it?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Revoke from the dashboard at any time and the link will refuse to reveal even before its expiry." } } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://uselinkpilot.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Password Sharing", "item": "https://uselinkpilot.com/secure-password-sharing" } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "HowTo", "name": "How to share a secret with a self-destructing link", "description": "Create a one-time secret link in three steps — no signup required.", "step": [ { "@type": "HowToStep", "position": 1, "name": "Paste your secret", "text": "Paste the password, API key, or note into the secret creator. Nothing is stored until you create the link." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "position": 2, "name": "Set expiry and passphrase", "text": "Choose an expiry window (5 minutes to 30 days), turn on burn-after-read, and optionally add a passphrase — it is hashed in your browser before transport." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "position": 3, "name": "Send the link", "text": "Share the generated link through any channel. The first explicit reveal burns the secret atomically; every event lands in the audit timeline." } ] } ] --- [![LinkPilot](/link_pilot_icon.webp)LinkPilot ](/) [Features](/features)[Tools](/tools)[Blog](/blog)[Pricing](/pricing)[FAQ](/#faq) Toggle theme [Sign In](/login)[Start free](/signup) Password Sharing # Secure password sharing for modern teams. Stop pasting passwords into chat. LinkPilot lets you send any credential through a link that expires, requires a passphrase, and self-destructs after the recipient reads it. Every share is logged, so your team has a real audit trail when credentials change hands. Short linkSecret link Destination URL Custom slug (optional) Lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens. Can't start or end with a hyphen. Create free short link Free No account required Public analytics included No credit card required · Free forever plan Secret Links are not marketing links. Secret contents are handled separately from short-link analytics. LinkPilot may show basic delivery/audit events, but secret contents are never used for campaign analytics, profiling, or retargeting. ## Secret Links vs Smart Links Two different jobs, kept intentionally separate. Use the right tool for the right share.   Secret Links Smart Links Primary use case Sending sensitive info you want to control after sending Branded short links for campaigns and content Expiration Required — minutes to 30 days, or on first view Optional — set an expiry if you want one One-time viewing Yes — burn after read enforced atomically No — designed to be clicked many times Passphrase protection Optional, hashed client-side before transport Not applicable Analytics None on contents — only basic delivery/audit events Full click analytics: referrers, geo, device, UTM Audit events Created, viewed, burned, revoked — per secret Aggregated click stream and link lifecycle Best for Passwords, API keys, credentials, confidential notes Marketing, social, email, QR codes, partner links ## Common use cases - Onboarding new hires with starter credentials - Sharing shared-account passwords across teams - Sending vendor or contractor access details - Distributing customer-specific API tokens ## What you get ### Passphrase + expiry Combine a passphrase with a short expiry window for defense in depth. ### Burn-after-read option Single-view delivery so passwords do not stay accessible after onboarding. ### Audit timeline Track who created, viewed, and burned every credential link. ### Team workspaces Role-based access so the right people can issue and revoke shared credentials. Why teams choose LinkPilot ## One platform for every kind of link Most tools cover either marketing links or secret sharing. LinkPilot covers both — with the controls, audit trail, and team workflows engineering and marketing teams actually need. Capability Secret Links Smart Links Controlled Links One-time Secret Links Expiring links Passphrase protection Partial Branded short links Link analytics Audit events Team workflows API access Revocation Custom expiration Use LinkPilot when a link needs to be more than just a URL. [Get started free](/app/links) [See how it works](/security-architecture) ## How is this actually secured? No vague "military-grade encryption" claims — here is the real model. Traffic is TLS-encrypted in transit and stored data is encrypted at rest on managed infrastructure. Passphrases are SHA-256 hashed in your browser before transport, so the raw passphrase never reaches our database or logs. Burn-after-read is enforced atomically with row-level locking, so two concurrent viewers can never both read a secret. Burned, expired, or revoked payloads are irreversibly redacted. Viewer IPs are SHA-256 hashed with a salt that rotates every 24 hours — raw IPs are never stored — and link unfurlers (Slack, email scanners) receive metadata only: a view is recorded solely on an explicit reveal. [Read the full security architecture →](/security-architecture) ## Frequently asked questions ### Is this a replacement for a password manager? No — it complements one. Use a manager for long-lived team credentials and LinkPilot for short-lived hand-offs that should not live in chat or email. ### How do I deliver the passphrase securely? Send it through a different channel than the link — for example, the link by email and the passphrase by Slack DM or SMS. ### Can I revoke a credential after sending it? Yes. Revoke from the dashboard at any time and the link will refuse to reveal even before its expiry. ## Related - [Secret sharing overview](/secret-sharing) - [One-time secret sharing](/one-time-secret-sharing) - [Burn after reading links](/burn-after-reading-links) - [Self-destructing links](/self-destructing-links) - [Security architecture](/security-architecture) - [LinkPilot vs Password Pusher](/compare/linkpilot-vs-password-pusher) - [How to send a password securely](/blog/how-to-send-a-password-securely) ## Ready to take control of your links? Create a free account and start sending links you can control after sending. 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