diff --git a/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/auth/ShareToken.scala b/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/auth/ShareToken.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c26124d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/auth/ShareToken.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Eike K. & Contributors
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+package docspell.backend.auth
+
+import cats.effect._
+import cats.implicits._
+
+import docspell.backend.Common
+import docspell.common.{Ident, Timestamp}
+
+import scodec.bits.ByteVector
+
+/** Can be used as an authenticator to access data behind a share. */
+final case class ShareToken(created: Timestamp, id: Ident, salt: String, sig: String) {
+  def asString = s"${created.toMillis}-${TokenUtil.b64enc(id.id)}-$salt-$sig"
+
+  def sigValid(key: ByteVector): Boolean = {
+    val newSig = TokenUtil.sign(this, key)
+    TokenUtil.constTimeEq(sig, newSig)
+  }
+  def sigInvalid(key: ByteVector): Boolean =
+    !sigValid(key)
+}
+
+object ShareToken {
+
+  def fromString(s: String): Either[String, ShareToken] =
+    s.split("-", 4) match {
+      case Array(ms, id, salt, sig) =>
+        for {
+          created <- ms.toLongOption.toRight("Invalid timestamp")
+          idStr <- TokenUtil.b64dec(id).toRight("Cannot read authenticator data")
+          shareId <- Ident.fromString(idStr)
+        } yield ShareToken(Timestamp.ofMillis(created), shareId, salt, sig)
+
+      case _ =>
+        Left("Invalid authenticator")
+    }
+
+  def create[F[_]: Sync](shareId: Ident, key: ByteVector): F[ShareToken] =
+    for {
+      now <- Timestamp.current[F]
+      salt <- Common.genSaltString[F]
+      cd = ShareToken(now, shareId, salt, "")
+      sig = TokenUtil.sign(cd, key)
+    } yield cd.copy(sig = sig)
+
+}
diff --git a/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/auth/TokenUtil.scala b/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/auth/TokenUtil.scala
index 7958ed0a..9bba4823 100644
--- a/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/auth/TokenUtil.scala
+++ b/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/auth/TokenUtil.scala
@@ -18,17 +18,24 @@ private[auth] object TokenUtil {
 
   def sign(cd: RememberToken, key: ByteVector): String = {
     val raw = cd.nowMillis.toString + cd.rememberId.id + cd.salt
-    val mac = Mac.getInstance("HmacSHA1")
-    mac.init(new SecretKeySpec(key.toArray, "HmacSHA1"))
-    ByteVector.view(mac.doFinal(raw.getBytes(utf8))).toBase64
+    signRaw(raw, key)
   }
 
   def sign(cd: AuthToken, key: ByteVector): String = {
     val raw =
       cd.nowMillis.toString + cd.account.asString + cd.requireSecondFactor + cd.salt
+    signRaw(raw, key)
+  }
+
+  def sign(sd: ShareToken, key: ByteVector): String = {
+    val raw = s"${sd.created.toMillis}${sd.id.id}${sd.salt}"
+    signRaw(raw, key)
+  }
+
+  private def signRaw(data: String, key: ByteVector): String = {
     val mac = Mac.getInstance("HmacSHA1")
     mac.init(new SecretKeySpec(key.toArray, "HmacSHA1"))
-    ByteVector.view(mac.doFinal(raw.getBytes(utf8))).toBase64
+    ByteVector.view(mac.doFinal(data.getBytes(utf8))).toBase64
   }
 
   def b64enc(s: String): String =
diff --git a/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/ops/OShare.scala b/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/ops/OShare.scala
index 68b86f11..005938a0 100644
--- a/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/ops/OShare.scala
+++ b/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/ops/OShare.scala
@@ -11,11 +11,15 @@ import cats.effect._
 import cats.implicits._
 
 import docspell.backend.PasswordCrypt
+import docspell.backend.auth.ShareToken
+import docspell.backend.ops.OShare.VerifyResult
 import docspell.common._
 import docspell.query.ItemQuery
 import docspell.store.Store
 import docspell.store.records.RShare
 
+import scodec.bits.ByteVector
+
 trait OShare[F[_]] {
 
   def findAll(collective: Ident): F[List[RShare]]
@@ -31,10 +35,32 @@ trait OShare[F[_]] {
       share: OShare.NewShare,
       removePassword: Boolean
   ): F[OShare.ChangeResult]
+
+  def verify(key: ByteVector)(id: Ident, password: Option[Password]): F[VerifyResult]
+  def verifyToken(key: ByteVector)(token: String): F[VerifyResult]
 }
 
 object OShare {
 
+  sealed trait VerifyResult {
+    def toEither: Either[String, ShareToken] =
+      this match {
+        case VerifyResult.Success(token) => Right(token)
+        case _                           => Left("Authentication failed.")
+      }
+  }
+  object VerifyResult {
+    case class Success(token: ShareToken) extends VerifyResult
+    case object NotFound extends VerifyResult
+    case object PasswordMismatch extends VerifyResult
+    case object InvalidToken extends VerifyResult
+
+    def success(token: ShareToken): VerifyResult = Success(token)
+    def notFound: VerifyResult = NotFound
+    def passwordMismatch: VerifyResult = PasswordMismatch
+    def invalidToken: VerifyResult = InvalidToken
+  }
+
   final case class NewShare(
       cid: Ident,
       name: Option[String],
@@ -55,6 +81,8 @@ object OShare {
 
   def apply[F[_]: Async](store: Store[F]): OShare[F] =
     new OShare[F] {
+      private[this] val logger = Logger.log4s[F](org.log4s.getLogger)
+
       def findAll(collective: Ident): F[List[RShare]] =
         store.transact(RShare.findAllByCollective(collective))
 
@@ -112,5 +140,51 @@ object OShare {
 
       def findOne(id: Ident, collective: Ident): OptionT[F, RShare] =
         RShare.findOne(id, collective).mapK(store.transform)
+
+      def verify(
+          key: ByteVector
+      )(id: Ident, password: Option[Password]): F[VerifyResult] =
+        RShare
+          .findCurrentActive(id)
+          .mapK(store.transform)
+          .semiflatMap { share =>
+            val pwCheck =
+              share.password.map(encPw => password.exists(PasswordCrypt.check(_, encPw)))
+
+            // add the password (if existing) to the server secret key; this way the token
+            // invalidates when the user changes the password
+            val shareKey =
+              share.password.map(pw => key ++ pw.asByteVector).getOrElse(key)
+
+            val token = ShareToken.create(id, shareKey)
+            pwCheck match {
+              case Some(true)  => token.map(VerifyResult.success)
+              case None        => token.map(VerifyResult.success)
+              case Some(false) => VerifyResult.passwordMismatch.pure[F]
+            }
+          }
+          .getOrElse(VerifyResult.notFound)
+
+      def verifyToken(key: ByteVector)(token: String): F[VerifyResult] =
+        ShareToken.fromString(token) match {
+          case Right(st) =>
+            RShare
+              .findActivePassword(st.id)
+              .mapK(store.transform)
+              .semiflatMap { password =>
+                val shareKey =
+                  password.map(pw => key ++ pw.asByteVector).getOrElse(key)
+                if (st.sigValid(shareKey)) VerifyResult.success(st).pure[F]
+                else
+                  logger.info(
+                    s"Signature failure for share: ${st.id.id}"
+                  ) *> VerifyResult.invalidToken.pure[F]
+              }
+              .getOrElse(VerifyResult.notFound)
+
+          case Left(err) =>
+            logger.debug(s"Invalid session token: $err") *>
+              VerifyResult.invalidToken.pure[F]
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/common/src/main/scala/docspell/common/Password.scala b/modules/common/src/main/scala/docspell/common/Password.scala
index da83364c..7c2daeb0 100644
--- a/modules/common/src/main/scala/docspell/common/Password.scala
+++ b/modules/common/src/main/scala/docspell/common/Password.scala
@@ -6,18 +6,29 @@
 
 package docspell.common
 
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
+
 import cats.effect.Sync
 import cats.implicits._
 
 import io.circe.{Decoder, Encoder}
+import scodec.bits.ByteVector
 
 final class Password(val pass: String) extends AnyVal {
 
   def isEmpty: Boolean = pass.isEmpty
+  def nonEmpty: Boolean = pass.nonEmpty
+  def length: Int = pass.length
+
+  def asByteVector: ByteVector =
+    ByteVector.view(pass.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
 
   override def toString: String =
     if (pass.isEmpty) "<empty>" else "***"
 
+  def compare(other: Password): Boolean =
+    this.pass.zip(other.pass).forall { case (a, b) => a == b } &&
+      this.nonEmpty && this.length == other.length
 }
 
 object Password {
diff --git a/modules/common/src/main/scala/docspell/common/Timestamp.scala b/modules/common/src/main/scala/docspell/common/Timestamp.scala
index b9aa104f..c056c2a8 100644
--- a/modules/common/src/main/scala/docspell/common/Timestamp.scala
+++ b/modules/common/src/main/scala/docspell/common/Timestamp.scala
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ object Timestamp {
   def atUtc(ldt: LocalDateTime): Timestamp =
     from(ldt.atZone(UTC))
 
+  def ofMillis(ms: Long): Timestamp =
+    Timestamp(Instant.ofEpochMilli(ms))
+
   def daysBetween(ts0: Timestamp, ts1: Timestamp): Long =
     ChronoUnit.DAYS.between(ts0.toUtcDate, ts1.toUtcDate)
 
diff --git a/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml b/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml
index ac2cc363..f1e5176b 100644
--- a/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml
+++ b/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml
@@ -538,6 +538,37 @@ paths:
             application/json:
               schema:
                 $ref: "#/components/schemas/InviteResult"
+
+  /open/share/verify:
+    post:
+      operationId: "open-share-verify"
+      tags: [ Share ]
+      summary: Verify a secret for a share
+      description: |
+        Given the share id and optionally a password, it verifies the
+        correctness of the given data. As a result, a token is
+        returned that must be used with all `share/*` routes. If the
+        password is missing, but required, the response indicates
+        this. Then the requests needs to be replayed with the correct
+        password to retrieve the token.
+
+        The token is also added as a session cookie to the response.
+
+        The token is used to avoid passing the user define password
+        with every request.
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/ShareSecret"
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: Ok
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/ShareVerifyResult"
+
   /sec/auth/session:
     post:
       operationId: "sec-auth-session"
@@ -4186,6 +4217,38 @@ paths:
 
 components:
   schemas:
+    ShareSecret:
+      description: |
+        The secret (the share id + optional password) to access a
+        share.
+      required:
+        - shareId
+      properties:
+        shareId:
+          type: string
+          format: ident
+        password:
+          type: string
+          format: password
+
+    ShareVerifyResult:
+      description: |
+        The data returned when verifying a `ShareSecret`.
+      required:
+        - success
+        - token
+        - passwordRequired
+        - message
+      properties:
+        success:
+          type: boolean
+        token:
+          type: string
+        passwordRequired:
+          type: boolean
+        message:
+          type: string
+
     ShareData:
       description: |
         Editable data for a share.
diff --git a/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/RestServer.scala b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/RestServer.scala
index 6c620a0b..cceacfdd 100644
--- a/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/RestServer.scala
+++ b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/RestServer.scala
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import cats.effect._
 import cats.implicits._
 import fs2.Stream
 
-import docspell.backend.auth.AuthToken
+import docspell.backend.auth.{AuthToken, ShareToken}
 import docspell.common._
 import docspell.oidc.CodeFlowRoutes
 import docspell.restserver.auth.OpenId
@@ -44,9 +44,12 @@ object RestServer {
         "/api/v1/sec/" -> Authenticate(restApp.backend.login, cfg.auth) { token =>
           securedRoutes(cfg, restApp, token)
         },
-        "/api/v1/admin" -> AdminRoutes(cfg.adminEndpoint) {
+        "/api/v1/admin" -> AdminAuth(cfg.adminEndpoint) {
           adminRoutes(cfg, restApp)
         },
+        "/api/v1/share" -> ShareAuth(restApp.backend.share, cfg.auth) { token =>
+          shareRoutes(cfg, restApp, token)
+        },
         "/api/doc" -> templates.doc,
         "/app/assets" -> EnvMiddleware(WebjarRoutes.appRoutes[F]),
         "/app" -> EnvMiddleware(templates.app),
@@ -120,7 +123,8 @@ object RestServer {
       "signup" -> RegisterRoutes(restApp.backend, cfg),
       "upload" -> UploadRoutes.open(restApp.backend, cfg),
       "checkfile" -> CheckFileRoutes.open(restApp.backend),
-      "integration" -> IntegrationEndpointRoutes.open(restApp.backend, cfg)
+      "integration" -> IntegrationEndpointRoutes.open(restApp.backend, cfg),
+      "share" -> ShareRoutes.verify(restApp.backend, cfg)
     )
 
   def adminRoutes[F[_]: Async](cfg: Config, restApp: RestApp[F]): HttpRoutes[F] =
@@ -132,6 +136,15 @@ object RestServer {
       "attachments" -> AttachmentRoutes.admin(restApp.backend)
     )
 
+  def shareRoutes[F[_]: Async](
+      cfg: Config,
+      restApp: RestApp[F],
+      token: ShareToken
+  ): HttpRoutes[F] =
+    Router(
+      "search" -> ShareSearchRoutes(restApp.backend, cfg, token)
+    )
+
   def redirectTo[F[_]: Async](path: String): HttpRoutes[F] = {
     val dsl = new Http4sDsl[F] {}
     import dsl._
diff --git a/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/auth/ShareCookieData.scala b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/auth/ShareCookieData.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c3b0bdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/auth/ShareCookieData.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Eike K. & Contributors
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+package docspell.restserver.auth
+
+import docspell.backend.auth.ShareToken
+import docspell.common._
+
+import org.http4s._
+import org.typelevel.ci.CIString
+
+final case class ShareCookieData(token: ShareToken) {
+  def asString: String = token.asString
+
+  def asCookie(baseUrl: LenientUri): ResponseCookie = {
+    val sec = baseUrl.scheme.exists(_.endsWith("s"))
+    val path = baseUrl.path / "api" / "v1"
+    ResponseCookie(
+      name = ShareCookieData.cookieName,
+      content = asString,
+      domain = None,
+      path = Some(path.asString),
+      httpOnly = true,
+      secure = sec,
+      maxAge = None,
+      expires = None
+    )
+  }
+
+  def addCookie[F[_]](baseUrl: LenientUri)(
+      resp: Response[F]
+  ): Response[F] =
+    resp.addCookie(asCookie(baseUrl))
+}
+
+object ShareCookieData {
+  val cookieName = "docspell_share"
+  val headerName = "Docspell-Share-Auth"
+
+  def fromCookie[F[_]](req: Request[F]): Option[String] =
+    for {
+      header <- req.headers.get[headers.Cookie]
+      cookie <- header.values.toList.find(_.name == cookieName)
+    } yield cookie.content
+
+  def fromHeader[F[_]](req: Request[F]): Option[String] =
+    req.headers
+      .get(CIString(headerName))
+      .map(_.head.value)
+
+  def fromRequest[F[_]](req: Request[F]): Option[String] =
+    fromCookie(req).orElse(fromHeader(req))
+
+  def delete(baseUrl: LenientUri): ResponseCookie =
+    ResponseCookie(
+      name = cookieName,
+      content = "",
+      domain = None,
+      path = Some(baseUrl.path / "api" / "v1").map(_.asString),
+      httpOnly = true,
+      secure = baseUrl.scheme.exists(_.endsWith("s")),
+      maxAge = None,
+      expires = None
+    )
+
+}
diff --git a/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/AdminRoutes.scala b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/AdminAuth.scala
similarity index 92%
rename from modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/AdminRoutes.scala
rename to modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/AdminAuth.scala
index 59491091..333f8d10 100644
--- a/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/AdminRoutes.scala
+++ b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/AdminAuth.scala
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import cats.data.{Kleisli, OptionT}
 import cats.effect._
 import cats.implicits._
 
+import docspell.common.Password
 import docspell.restserver.Config
 import docspell.restserver.http4s.Responses
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ import org.http4s.dsl.Http4sDsl
 import org.http4s.server._
 import org.typelevel.ci.CIString
 
-object AdminRoutes {
+object AdminAuth {
   private val adminHeader = CIString("Docspell-Admin-Secret")
 
   def apply[F[_]: Async](cfg: Config.AdminEndpoint)(
@@ -55,6 +56,5 @@ object AdminRoutes {
     req.headers.get(adminHeader).map(_.head.value)
 
   private def compareSecret(s1: String)(s2: String): Boolean =
-    s1.length > 0 && s1.length == s2.length &&
-      s1.zip(s2).forall { case (a, b) => a == b }
+    Password(s1).compare(Password(s2))
 }
diff --git a/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/ShareAuth.scala b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/ShareAuth.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad2c41ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/ShareAuth.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Eike K. & Contributors
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+package docspell.restserver.routes
+
+import cats.data.{Kleisli, OptionT}
+import cats.effect._
+import cats.implicits._
+
+import docspell.backend.auth.{Login, ShareToken}
+import docspell.backend.ops.OShare
+import docspell.backend.ops.OShare.VerifyResult
+import docspell.restserver.auth.ShareCookieData
+
+import org.http4s._
+import org.http4s.circe.CirceEntityEncoder._
+import org.http4s.dsl.Http4sDsl
+import org.http4s.server._
+
+object ShareAuth {
+
+  def authenticateRequest[F[_]: Async](
+      validate: String => F[VerifyResult]
+  )(req: Request[F]): F[OShare.VerifyResult] =
+    ShareCookieData.fromRequest(req) match {
+      case Some(tokenStr) =>
+        validate(tokenStr)
+      case None =>
+        VerifyResult.notFound.pure[F]
+    }
+
+  private def getToken[F[_]: Async](
+      auth: String => F[VerifyResult]
+  ): Kleisli[F, Request[F], Either[String, ShareToken]] =
+    Kleisli(r => authenticateRequest(auth)(r).map(_.toEither))
+
+  def of[F[_]: Async](S: OShare[F], cfg: Login.Config)(
+      pf: PartialFunction[AuthedRequest[F, ShareToken], F[Response[F]]]
+  ): HttpRoutes[F] = {
+    val dsl: Http4sDsl[F] = new Http4sDsl[F] {}
+    import dsl._
+
+    val authUser = getToken[F](S.verifyToken(cfg.serverSecret))
+
+    val onFailure: AuthedRoutes[String, F] =
+      Kleisli(req => OptionT.liftF(Forbidden(req.context)))
+
+    val middleware: AuthMiddleware[F, ShareToken] =
+      AuthMiddleware(authUser, onFailure)
+
+    middleware(AuthedRoutes.of(pf))
+  }
+
+  def apply[F[_]: Async](S: OShare[F], cfg: Login.Config)(
+      f: ShareToken => HttpRoutes[F]
+  ): HttpRoutes[F] = {
+    val dsl: Http4sDsl[F] = new Http4sDsl[F] {}
+    import dsl._
+
+    val authUser = getToken[F](S.verifyToken(cfg.serverSecret))
+
+    val onFailure: AuthedRoutes[String, F] =
+      Kleisli(req => OptionT.liftF(Forbidden(req.context)))
+
+    val middleware: AuthMiddleware[F, ShareToken] =
+      AuthMiddleware(authUser, onFailure)
+
+    middleware(AuthedRoutes(authReq => f(authReq.context).run(authReq.req)))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/ShareRoutes.scala b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/ShareRoutes.scala
index 846bc7bc..1e5947a6 100644
--- a/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/ShareRoutes.scala
+++ b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/ShareRoutes.scala
@@ -9,13 +9,18 @@ package docspell.restserver.routes
 import cats.data.OptionT
 import cats.effect._
 import cats.implicits._
+
 import docspell.backend.BackendApp
 import docspell.backend.auth.AuthToken
 import docspell.backend.ops.OShare
+import docspell.backend.ops.OShare.VerifyResult
 import docspell.common.{Ident, Timestamp}
 import docspell.restapi.model._
-import docspell.restserver.http4s.ResponseGenerator
+import docspell.restserver.Config
+import docspell.restserver.auth.ShareCookieData
+import docspell.restserver.http4s.{ClientRequestInfo, ResponseGenerator}
 import docspell.store.records.RShare
+
 import org.http4s.HttpRoutes
 import org.http4s.circe.CirceEntityDecoder._
 import org.http4s.circe.CirceEntityEncoder._
@@ -66,6 +71,31 @@ object ShareRoutes {
     }
   }
 
+  def verify[F[_]: Async](backend: BackendApp[F], cfg: Config): HttpRoutes[F] = {
+    val dsl = new Http4sDsl[F] with ResponseGenerator[F] {}
+    import dsl._
+
+    HttpRoutes.of { case req @ POST -> Root / "verify" =>
+      for {
+        secret <- req.as[ShareSecret]
+        res <- backend.share
+          .verify(cfg.auth.serverSecret)(secret.shareId, secret.password)
+        resp <- res match {
+          case VerifyResult.Success(token) =>
+            val cd = ShareCookieData(token)
+            Ok(ShareVerifyResult(true, token.asString, false, "Success"))
+              .map(cd.addCookie(ClientRequestInfo.getBaseUrl(cfg, req)))
+          case VerifyResult.PasswordMismatch =>
+            Ok(ShareVerifyResult(false, "", true, "Failed"))
+          case VerifyResult.NotFound =>
+            Ok(ShareVerifyResult(false, "", false, "Failed"))
+          case VerifyResult.InvalidToken =>
+            Ok(ShareVerifyResult(false, "", false, "Failed"))
+        }
+      } yield resp
+    }
+  }
+
   def mkNewShare(data: ShareData, user: AuthToken): OShare.NewShare =
     OShare.NewShare(
       user.account.collective,
diff --git a/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/ShareSearchRoutes.scala b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/ShareSearchRoutes.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..720b5d2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/ShareSearchRoutes.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Eike K. & Contributors
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+package docspell.restserver.routes
+
+import cats.effect._
+
+import docspell.backend.BackendApp
+import docspell.backend.auth.ShareToken
+import docspell.common.Logger
+import docspell.restserver.Config
+
+import org.http4s.HttpRoutes
+
+object ShareSearchRoutes {
+
+  def apply[F[_]: Async](
+      backend: BackendApp[F],
+      cfg: Config,
+      token: ShareToken
+  ): HttpRoutes[F] = {
+    val logger = Logger.log4s[F](org.log4s.getLogger)
+    logger.trace(s"$backend $cfg $token")
+    ???
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/records/RShare.scala b/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/records/RShare.scala
index 4cef0929..7d6ae9bd 100644
--- a/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/records/RShare.scala
+++ b/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/records/RShare.scala
@@ -101,6 +101,28 @@ object RShare {
         .option
     )
 
+  private def activeCondition(t: Table, id: Ident, current: Timestamp): Condition =
+    t.id === id && t.enabled === true && t.publishedUntil > current
+
+  def findActive(id: Ident, current: Timestamp): OptionT[ConnectionIO, RShare] =
+    OptionT(
+      Select(
+        select(T.all),
+        from(T),
+        activeCondition(T, id, current)
+      ).build.query[RShare].option
+    )
+
+  def findCurrentActive(id: Ident): OptionT[ConnectionIO, RShare] =
+    OptionT.liftF(Timestamp.current[ConnectionIO]).flatMap(now => findActive(id, now))
+
+  def findActivePassword(id: Ident): OptionT[ConnectionIO, Option[Password]] =
+    OptionT(Timestamp.current[ConnectionIO].flatMap { now =>
+      Select(select(T.password), from(T), activeCondition(T, id, now)).build
+        .query[Option[Password]]
+        .option
+    })
+
   def findAllByCollective(cid: Ident): ConnectionIO[List[RShare]] =
     Select(select(T.all), from(T), T.cid === cid)
       .orderBy(T.publishedAt.desc)