{"id":"bridge-devices.is-it-safe-to-show-my-connecting-code","url":"/faq/bridge-devices/is-it-safe-to-show-my-connecting-code","category":{"id":"bridge-devices","title":"Bridge & your devices"},"subcategory":{"id":"privacy-security","title":"Privacy & security"},"question":"Is it safe to share my Bridge connecting code with someone?","alt_questions":["Should I keep my connecting code private?","Someone saw my Bridge code","Is the connecting code a password?","Can people pair with my code?","Posting my Bridge code in a chat"],"short_answer":"Treat it like an invitation and share it only with the device you're pairing. You still confirm the Tunnel Code before trusting a link, and if the code was seen by someone else, get a new one with New code or Rotate.","answer_markdown":"Treat it like an invitation: share it only with the device you mean to pair. On its own a code isn't enough to sneak in — you still confirm the Tunnel Code on both screens, and another Mac needs your **Confirm** — but there's no reason to hand it out.\n\nIf you think someone else has seen it, get a new one: **New code** in the Bridge app, or **Rotate** on a Mac. Devices you've already paired aren't affected.\n\n- [Get a new code](/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-get-a-new-connecting-code)\n- [Who can connect?](/faq/bridge-devices/can-someone-else-connect-to-my-mac-with-bridge)","answer_html":"

Treat it like an invitation: share it only with the device you mean to pair. On its own a code isn't enough to sneak in — you still confirm the Tunnel Code on both screens, and another Mac needs your Confirm — but there's no reason to hand it out.

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If you think someone else has seen it, get a new one: New code in the Bridge app, or Rotate on a Mac. Devices you've already paired aren't affected.

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Bridge & your devices · Privacy & security

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Is it safe to share my Bridge connecting code with someone?

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Short answer: Treat it like an invitation and share it only with the device you're pairing. You still confirm the Tunnel Code before trusting a link, and if the code was seen by someone else, get a new one with New code or Rotate.

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Treat it like an invitation: share it only with the device you mean to pair. On its own a code isn't enough to sneak in — you still confirm the Tunnel Code on both screens, and another Mac needs your Confirm — but there's no reason to hand it out.

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If you think someone else has seen it, get a new one: New code in the Bridge app, or Rotate on a Mac. Devices you've already paired aren't affected.

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