{"id":"bridge-devices.can-someone-else-connect-to-my-mac-with-bridge","url":"/faq/bridge-devices/can-someone-else-connect-to-my-mac-with-bridge","category":{"id":"bridge-devices","title":"Bridge & your devices"},"subcategory":{"id":"privacy-security","title":"Privacy & security"},"question":"Can someone else connect to my Mac with Bridge?","alt_questions":["Could a stranger pair with my Mac?","Is Bridge open to anyone on my Wi-Fi?","Unwanted Bridge connection","Can a forgotten device reconnect?"],"short_answer":"Only devices you pair. Pairing needs a code from your own screen and a matching Tunnel Code on both devices, another Mac must be confirmed by you, and a forgotten device can't reconnect.","answer_markdown":"Only devices you pair. Pairing needs the connecting code from one of your own screens, and you confirm the six-digit Tunnel Code on both devices before trusting the link. When another Mac asks to connect to yours, you see “… wants to connect” and must click **Confirm** — or **Reject**.\n\nA device you **Forget** can't dial back in. If you think a code was seen by someone else, get a new one.\n\n- [Get a new code](/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-get-a-new-connecting-code)\n- [Remove a device](/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-forget-a-paired-device)","answer_html":"

Only devices you pair. Pairing needs the connecting code from one of your own screens, and you confirm the six-digit Tunnel Code on both devices before trusting the link. When another Mac asks to connect to yours, you see “… wants to connect” and must click Confirm — or Reject.

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A device you Forget can't dial back in. If you think a code was seen by someone else, get a new one.

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Bridge & your devices · Privacy & security

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Can someone else connect to my Mac with Bridge?

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Short answer: Only devices you pair. Pairing needs a code from your own screen and a matching Tunnel Code on both devices, another Mac must be confirmed by you, and a forgotten device can't reconnect.

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Only devices you pair. Pairing needs the connecting code from one of your own screens, and you confirm the six-digit Tunnel Code on both devices before trusting the link. When another Mac asks to connect to yours, you see “… wants to connect” and must click Confirm — or Reject.

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A device you Forget can't dial back in. If you think a code was seen by someone else, get a new one.

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