When you share a retrospective link, anyone with the link can join by default. Password protection adds an extra layer of security, ensuring only people who know the password can participate.
Setting a Password
Open your retrospective from the Retrospectives page.
Go to the retro settings or sharing options.
Enable Password Protection and enter a password.
Save the settings. Share both the retro link and the password with your intended participants.
How Participants Join
When someone opens a password-protected retro link, they see a password prompt before they can enter the session. They need to type the correct password to proceed. Once entered, they can participate normally for the duration of the session.
When to Use Password Protection
Password protection is useful when:
- The retro link might be shared more widely than intended, for example in a large Slack channel
- The retrospective covers sensitive topics and you want to limit access
- You are running a retro with external participants and want to ensure only invited people join
For most internal team retros where you control the distribution of the link, password protection is optional. It is most valuable when you cannot fully control who sees the link.
Choose a simple, memorable password and share it via a separate message from the link. This way, someone who stumbles on the link alone cannot access the session.
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