Your client needs a password. Or an API key. Or their new tax portal login. You need to get it to them.
So you email it. Now it sits in your sent folder and their inbox, under whatever retention and backup rules apply to each.
That's how most professionals share sensitive information with clients. It's convenient, and it leaves more behind than the handoff needs.
Why email keeps more than you intend
Email was built to keep messages. So was Slack. So were text messages. A credential you sent through them may still be there, searchable, under the retention rules that apply.
If a mailbox is breached, whatever is still in it is exposed. What's still in it depends on retention and deletion settings, and on the other end you don't control them.
This is true whether you're a CPA sending tax logins, a marketing agency sharing API keys, or a law firm delivering portal credentials.
How to send credentials to clients with less left behind
Paste the sensitive information into a tool that encrypts it and generates a one-time link. Send the link to your client. They open it once, and the hosted copy is deleted.
Nothing readable stays in your sent folder or their inbox, only a link that no longer works.
Until the note is opened, treat the complete link as sensitive. Anyone who has it can open it. Gliiph does this with encryption in your browser. The server stores ciphertext, and Gliiph can't read what you shared.
No software. No client training.
Your client doesn't need to install anything or create an account. They click a link and see the information. That's it.
Works for passwords, API keys, tax portal logins, WiFi credentials, account details — anything you'd normally paste into an email body and immediately regret.
What a one-time link doesn’t do
Your client can save or screenshot what they see. The note delivers a credential; it doesn't revoke one. It doesn't replace permissions inside the service, credential rotation, or your organization's approved process.
The switch takes 10 seconds. Your clients get what they need, and the conversation keeps less of it.