There are several situations in which an extranet would allow third parties to log in to a company’s extranet via a website login page, resulting in the third party having secure and managed access to crucial documents, applications, services, and data that may be needed for the completion of a project. Additionally, since extranet platforms are developed with specific applications and platform-based systems that are meant to link remote third parties with the company’s internal workings, robust communication mechanisms can be built into an extranet to ensure that project spreadsheets, documents, strategic plans, etc., can be edited, updated, managed, copied, secured, signed, and collaborated on by third parties and the associated enterprise with ease. Such a system also negates the need for companies to use much less efficient email systems when it comes to attaching files and collaborating on critical documents.