Creating & Sharing Your First Secret

Creating & Sharing Your First Secret

Follow these steps to securely share a password, API key, or any sensitive text via PassLink.

Step 1 — Write Your Secret

1. Go to passlink.click
2. Type or paste your secret text into the encrypted form
3. You can share up to 10,000 characters per secret

Step 2 — Configure Options

Before generating the link, set your preferred security options:

Option	Choices	Recommendation
Expiration	1 hour, 4 hours, 24 hours, 7 days	Use 1h–4h for real-time sharing; 24h for async
View limit	Single-view (default) or multiple views	Use single-view for maximum security
Password protection	Optional passphrase	Add one for highly sensitive data

Step 3 — Generate the Link

Click Create Secret Link. PassLink will:

• Encrypt your secret in your browser using AES-128
• Store only the encrypted ciphertext on our servers
• Generate a unique URL with the decryption key in the fragment (#key)

Step 4 — Copy & Share

1. Click Copy Link to copy the full URL to your clipboard
2. Send the link to your recipient via:
   • Email, Slack, WhatsApp, Teams, Discord
   • The link shows rich previews with OG meta tags
3. Optionally, send the passphrase via a separate channel for extra security

Step 5 — Confirmation

Once your recipient opens the link:

• The secret is decrypted in their browser
• The secret is permanently deleted from our servers
• The link becomes invalid — it can never be reused

Tips

• Don't share the link publicly — anyone with the URL can view the secret (once)
• Use short expiration times for time-sensitive credentials
• Send the passphrase separately if you added password protection
• Create a new link for each recipient when sharing the same secret with multiple people