Secure password-protected presentations using private Git repos. The first two articles in this three-part blog series can be found here on : Hackernoon Article #1 Publish public presentations using private Git repos Article #2 Share GitPitch private URLs using private Git repos This article, the final in this series, explains how you can for GitPitch presentations using private Git repositories. securely manage private, confidential, and even paid-content by activating password-protection You can get started with private repo support right now, login . here Granting Password-Only Access For all of the reasons outlined in the , presentation authors to any GitPitch presentation delivered using private Git repos. introductory article must explicitly grant access When a presentation author has not explicitly granted access to a presentation within a private Git repo, any attempt to view the presentation content will be denied. So how can you create and share slideshow presentations that require every user to provide a valid password token before accessing the presentation content? Simple. Activate GitPitch Pro Confidential Mode . Activating Confidential Mode Activation is as simple as adding a property to the for any slideshow presentation within a private Git repository. confidential PITCHME.yaml The property accepts a comma-separated list of one or more . A token can be any arbitrary string value, for example: confidential password-tokens confidential : 54321, GitMagic, earlyacce$$ Once Confidential mode is activated, any attempt to access the presentation is intercepted by GitPitch and as a password for the presentation. the user is challenged to provide a valid confidential-token Token management is as simple as adding and removing tokens on the property in your PITCHME.yaml file. Managing tokens in this way gives you a quick and easy way to grant and revoke access to your presentations over time. confidential The Confidential Mode User Experience Rather than describing the Confidential mode user experience in words, here is your chance to experience the workflow firsthand using the following embedded GitPitch presentation: [ GitPitch Password-Protected Sample Presentation — try 54321 password token. ] This embedded slideshow is an example of a password-protected GitPitch presentation delivered using a private GitHub repo. When prompted for a password on the challenge form you can use any one of the following tokens to gain access: , , or . 54321 GitMagic earlyacce$$ Password Challenge Customization and Branding As a content creator, your own brand is perhaps your most important calling card. It acts as a powerful visual reminder of the trust you have developed with your audience over time. So having for each and every presentation is important, perhaps even crucial. the ability to put your brand front and center For these reasons, the GitPitch confidential mode challenge form can be entirely re-branded to reflect your product, service, or content. Every aspect of the form: from text, to icons, to colors schemes, and background images can be customized to reflect your brand. The screenshot above demonstrates a number of sample customizations of the form. As a presentation author, whatever brand you can imagine, you can deliver with GitPitch. To learn more about confidential mode form customization, see the . GitPitch Pro Guide here The Fastest And Most SECURE Way from Idea to Presentation This wraps up this three-part blog series that introduces the use of private Git repos . to deliver presentation security at the core of the GitPitch service offering One of the main goals of the GitPitch Pro release was to add these security extensions to the service without introducing complexity to the overall workflow for presentation authors. I hope the articles in this series help to of GitPitch , , and modes. And remember, you can always check out the for detailed for these features. demonstrate both the power and simplicity Published Stealth Confidential GitPitch Pro Guide documentation You can get started with private repo support right now, login . here GitPitch lets you craft and share beautiful content about the things you care about. Use it to promote, pitch or present absolutely anything ;) You can follow me right here on Medium or on Twitter for more news, tips and unique creations from the GitPitch community.

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