External user
invited
This creates
invitation in
Access
Request List
Invitation email
sent to guest
with invitation
URL
Guest clicks
URL.
Verification of
validity of
invitation and if
external access
is enabled.
Guest signs in
with Microsoft
Account or
Office 365
Account.
Verification of
redeemer.
Guest added to
SharePoint
Online Directory
Service & to
site collection
Guest gets
permissions on
the object & is
redirected to it
User shares a
document using
Edit or View link
Hidden user
created and
granted
permissions on
the document.
Inheritance
broken.
Guest receives
email with Guest
Link. Clicks on
the link.
Verification:
Are Guest Links
enabled? Is this a
valid link? Does
the document
exist?
User
impersonates the
hidden user and
is redirected to
the document in
web apps.