Organizational external sharing of electronic data

A computing system configured to provide access to electronic content, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• a data store coupled to the processor and configured to store the electronic content;
• an access control component configured to receive a link requesting access to an electronic resource stored in the data store;
• a user interface component coupled to the processor and configured to generate a user interface allowing the requestor to authenticate with the computing system;
• and
• wherein the access control component is configured to:
• access membership information associated with an external domain specified relative to the link as being allowed to access the electronic resource;
• based on the membership information, determine that the authenticated requestor is a member of the external domain;
• and
• selectively allow access by the authenticated requestor to the electronic resource.

A computer-implemented method of sharing electronic content using a data storage system, the method comprising:

• receiving a request from an internal user to share electronic content stored in the data storage system with a limited plurality of external users without specifying every such external user;
• generating a link having a link identifier;
• and
• storing information correlating the link identifier and information indicative of the electronic content and identification of the limited plurality of external users.