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Mandatory Attachment Security Changes

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  • March 19, 2026
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Regarding: https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/10223024943770-Announcing-end-user-private-attachments-for-Zendesk-Support 

I appreciate the intention behind strengthening security across the platform however  I wanted to provide feedback that may be helpful as this change moves toward enforcement.
 

When a security enhancement becomes mandatory with no opt‑out or alternative configuration path, it can create challenges for organisations whose workflows, policies, technical environments, or customer‑facing models don’t align with a single enforced approach. Even when the goal is improved protection, removing flexibility can unintentionally introduce friction, disrupt established processes, or limit the ability for teams to manage risk in ways that suit their operational reality.
 

Please consider offering opt‑out functionality -  even if temporary, conditional, or time‑limited. 

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Jacob20
  • Newcomer
  • April 8, 2026

I agree completely! 

We don’t have a customer facing KB, with this setting enabled, end users clicking on an attachment from an email thread, will be lead to our KB and prompted to log in. This is not a good customer experience.

The only recourse I can think of at the moment, is to change our comment placeholders in notification triggers to only send the current comment, and not the whole thread. This sacrifices context for no gain what so ever.

We should be able to opt out here.