Note and file sharing with a locked device

A system comprising:

• a security manager stored in memory and executable by a processor to transition a processing device into a locked state, the security manager configured to receive a file sharing request while the processing device is in the locked state, the file sharing request including at least a file identifier identifying a location of a remotely stored source file;
• and
• a lock screen manager stored in the memory and executable by the processor to:
• transition the processing device from the locked stated into an unlocked state responsive to receipt and authentication of a recipient access credential associated with a user account of the processing device;
• and
• use the file identifier to provide the user account of the processing device with access to content of the remotely-stored source file responsive to the transitioning of the processing device from the locked state to the unlocked state.

One or more computer-readable storage media of a tangible article of manufacture encoding computer-executable instructions for executing on a computer system a computer process, the computer process comprising:

• receiving a file sharing request at a processing device in a locked state, the file sharing request including at least a file identifier identifying a location of a remotely-stored source file;
• and
• transitioning the processing device from the locked state to an unlocked state responsive to receipt and authentication of a recipient access credential associated with a user account of the processing device;
• and
• using the file identifier to provide user account of the processing device with access to content of the remotely-stored source file responsive to the transitioning of the processing device from the locked stated to the unlocked state.