Privacy Setting, ArcGIS Online: unsearchable but publically viewable if embeddable

[MollyBurhans]

It would be very helpful to have an option to make ArcGIS Online maps unsearchable, and therefore not visible on ArcGIS online outside of the organization unless you have a URL or it is embedded in a site (ideally, there would be an option for it to be visible only if embedded, with secure URL, but I don't know if that's possible). This would allow maps to be embedded in a secure website directory able to be displayed to everyone accessing it, but challenging to access in otherways.

I am having to go back and erase all the metadata, tags and descriptions so that the users can log on to the secure website directory but they cannot be easily found or understood in ArcGIS online. I think this may all be possible if I download the apps and maps and configure them offline and add them outside of ArcGIS Online, but it’s a bit of a hassle.

ISSUU online has a comperable security feature for sharing pdfs: http://help.issuu.com/hc/en-us/articles/204816088-How-to-upload-and-publish-unlisted-documents-Can-...

[AlessioDiLorenzo]

Crucial feature

[HannesGrothkopf]

Would love to see this for uploaded files like images as well.

And please don't forget ArcGIS Enterprise.

[MollyMoore]

This would be immensely helpful for us!

[T_Schaffer]

This would be helpful for my organization as well. Has there been any movement on this request?

[JeffDeWitt1]

I have spoken to several developers and staff with ESRI's security team and there is not a lot of interest at this point in implementing something like this.  I have explained our specific use case scenario where we need something between content being totally open and searchable and being totally secured with a named user, but I have not made much progress pushing a solution like this along.  I would recommend emailing ESRI's security team at SoftwareSecurity@esri.com to add your use case scenario so we can bring more awareness to the team about this kind of product enhancement. 

[MicahJohnson]

It's been 7 years since the OP, and this request is literally all over the internet and ESRI boards. 

This makes sense from a variety of angles. Is ESRI looking into this at all?

[AlessioDiLorenzo]

I just want to confirm that the possibility to have a not indexed/searchable url, sometimes marks the difference beetween using arcgis online applications (i.e. Dashboards) in production or just as prototypes. Please, add it! 

[PeterKnoop]

ArcGIS StoryMaps now provides a solution where you can uncheck the box "Show in web search results" when publishing a publicly-shared story. That prevents random users from finding your story through searching the web, and enables you to share the URL with specific people whom you want to view the story.

That sort of security-by-obscurity approach would fit many of the use cases in this thread. You do have to live with the fact that others you have shared the URL with my share it beyond your intended scope.

It would be great to see that same sort of capability implemented for all types of ArcGIS Online content.

(ArcGIS StoryMaps implements this capability by adding a typeKeyword of smsharingnoseo to stories for which you have unchecked the "Show in web search results" box.)