{"id":"delta-drive.why-doesnt-delta-drive-have-a-password","url":"/faq/delta-drive/why-doesnt-delta-drive-have-a-password","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"security-privacy","title":"Security, sign-in and privacy"},"question":"Why doesn't Delta Drive have a password?","alt_questions":["Delta Drive no password login","Is email-code sign-in safe?","Can I set a password for Delta Drive?","Passwordless sign in Delta Drive"],"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.","answer_markdown":"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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nSee [turn on two-step sign-in](/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-turn-on-two-step-sign-in-for-delta-drive).","answer_html":"

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.

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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.

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See turn on two-step sign-in.

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

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Why doesn't Delta Drive have a password?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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See turn on two-step sign-in.

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