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Microsoft Purview | Export download with pre-authorized link support

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Updated September 5, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Premium) is introducing support for pre-authorized and non pre-authorized export download links, to enhance the reliability and performance of export download.

Introduction

A new capability in Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Premium) enables organizations to configure export download links as either pre-authorized or non pre-authorized.

  • Pre-authorized links offer faster downloads and maintain session continuity for a specified duration configurable by eDiscovery administrators.
  • Non pre-authorized links require re-authentication after each connection loss and are needed for restricted environments that allow access only to limited Microsoft 365 IP ranges.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 498160.

When this will happen

General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins mid-September 2025 and completes by end of September 2025.

General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): Rollout begins early October 2025 and completes by end of October 2025

How this will affect your organization

This update allows organizations to maintain strict control over data access while optimizing download performance based on environment needs.

What you need to do to prepare

Admins should:

  • Review organizational policies and familiarize themselves with new export configuration options, including link type selection and duration settings.
  • Update internal documentation and training materials to reflect this capability.

What changed

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    • Title Microsoft Purview | eDiscovery - Guest access for export downloads → Microsoft Purview | Export download with pre-authorized link support
    • Tags New feature, User impact, Admin impact → Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact

    Updated September 5, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Premium) is introducing support for pre-authorized and non pre-authorized export download links, to enhance the reliability and performance of export download. Introduction A new capability of sharingin Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Premium) enables organizations to configure export download links with external users will be availableas either pre-authorized or non pre-authorized. Pre-authorized links offer faster downloads and maintain session continuity for Microsoft Purviewa specified duration configurable by eDiscovery (Premium) users. This feature enhances collaboration by allowing external legal counsel, auditors, or other stakeholders to securelyadministrators. Non pre-authorized links require re-authentication after each connection loss and are needed for restricted environments that allow access eDiscovery export files—without requiring tenant login credentials.only to limited Microsoft 365 IP ranges. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 498160. When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out Rollout begins mid-September 2025 and expect to complete completes by end of September 2025. General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out Rollout begins early October 2025 and expect to complete completes by end of October 2025.2025 How this will affect your organization:organization This feature will simplify the process of sharing eDiscovery export files with external parties, reducing manual steps and improving compliance workflows. Organizations can update allows organizations to maintain strict control over data access while enabling secure collaboration with external users.optimizing download performance based on environment needs. What you need to do to prepare:prepare Admins should review their organization’s should: Review organizational policies for sharing sensitive data externally and familiarize themselves with the new export configuration options such as enabling link sharing options, including link type selection and configuring link duration. duration settings. Update internal guidancedocumentation and training materials to reflect this new capability.

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