How to put a password on any link
A 38-second animation: paste any link into LOCK.PUB, set a password, and share the short LOCK.PUB link with the password sent separately. The password opens the original page; the site's own access rules still apply, and the original link skips the password, so share only the LOCK.PUB link.
URL shortener with password protection
Paste a long URL, set a password, and copy a short LOCK.PUB link. Recipients must enter the password before the original website opens.
Create protected short linkVideo transcript
Want a password on a link?
A link can be forwarded to anyone.
There's another way.
Paste the link into LOCK.PUB…
…and set a password. No sign-up.
Share the short LOCK.PUB link instead…
…and send the password separately.
With the password, the original page opens.
The site's own access rules still apply.
The original link skips the password…
…so share only the LOCK.PUB link.
Someone with only the LOCK.PUB link?
No password, no entry.
A password in front of any link.
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