Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive · Security, sign-in and privacy

Why doesn't Delta Drive have a password?

Short answer: Delta Drive signs you in with a one-time email code instead of a password — nothing to forget or leak. For extra protection beyond your inbox, turn on two-step sign-in with an authenticator app.

Because a code sent to your email each time can't be reused, guessed from a leaked password list, or forgotten. Each code works once and lasts fifteen minutes.

The weak point of email-only sign-in is your inbox: anyone who reaches it reaches your files. That's why the web version has a Security screen where you can add two-step sign-in — a code from an authenticator app on your phone, as a second, separate thing to hold.

See turn on two-step sign-in.

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