How to Share Files from SMB Storage with External Users Using Password Protection
Enterprise organizations frequently need to share files with external users from SMB storage file shares, which can be difficult to manage due to security, access control, and user administration challenges. NirvaShare, a secure file-sharing and access management platform, streamlines this process by offering a seamless and controlled way to provide external access to SMB-based storage.
Prerequisites
In order to share files, you should initially make sure that NirvaShare is installed in your system environment. This can be done using either of the two methods.
Storage Configuration
The next step comprises of configuring SMB Storage for providing secure access using Form based authentication which is essential for file sharing. Please refer to below documentation for the same.
Form based Authentication
NirvaShare supports various authentication methods in order for the file sharing process to be smooth and secure. In the below documentation, you can find the procedure to create a login profile using a simple Form based authentication that requires a username and a password
Shares
After the completion of the above procedure, it is now possible to share files using Form based authentication from SMB storage. To do this, let us create a folder Share. Please refer the below document to create a new Share from Storage. During the course of this Share configuration, make sure to select the login profile that we created in the above section. You can also create one or more shares and assign the same login profile.
Verification
- In the admin console of NirvaShare, click on Login Profiles from left menu.
- Right-click the login profile that you created and select Copy Shareable Link.
- Open the link in browser tab. This will redirect to Form based authentication.
- After the authentication, you should be able to access Shares assigned to the login profile.
- This is link that can be emailed or shared to your users.