Confidential Operational Handoffs

Offboarding is the most overlooked security moment

Someone leaves. You need to hand over their responsibilities — access credentials, system configurations, account logins, notes on ongoing projects. The default: send it all in an email.

That email doesn't expire. There's no record of whether it was opened. No verification that the right person received it. And the contents now live in two inboxes, at minimum.

For contractor transitions, client handoffs, or role changes inside a team, the same gap exists. Sensitive operational context moves through the least secure channel available because it's the easiest one.

A controlled handoff

You package the credentials and context into a doconvoy secure share. You require email OTP so only the intended recipient — verified by their inbox — can access it. You set a view limit of one.

You send the link.

They open it. Their email is verified. Their browser decrypts the package. The link expires.

The audit log records the exact moment the handoff was accessed: timestamp, verified email, IP address. That's your proof of delivery — not a sent email receipt, not a read receipt that can be turned off. A cryptographically-backed access event.

For client handoffs

When you're ending a client engagement and returning access, the same model applies. Send an encrypted one-time share with all the credentials organized. Require email verification. Set expiration. Document the exchange.

The client receives their credentials securely. You have a record that demonstrates responsible data handling at the end of the engagement — not just during it.

When to rotate after the handoff

If the handoff involves workspace access — a departing team member's permissions being transferred — revoke their workspace access and consider rotating keys. This ensures any previously captured encrypted material can't be used, even if something was cached before departure.