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outsidecoder
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7 years ago
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Java SDK V2 SSL Example / How do you do it?

Thanks for opening. I'm looking to use the Java SDK for Dropbox API V2 with SSL with some clients, and I've realised recently I've not been connecting with SSL. How could I modify the code below to...
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    Greg-DB
    7 years ago

    All Dropbox API calls occur over standard HTTPS connections (specifically, currently using TLS v1.0, v1.1, or v1.2) initiated from the client sent to the Dropbox API servers, so that would just be destination port 443. That is the same regardless of geographic location and can't be changed.

    You can find the official list of domains used by Dropbox in the help center here:

    https://help.dropbox.com/security/official-domains

    For the API in particular, the specific ones are:

    • api.dropboxapi.com
    • content.dropboxapi.com
    • notify.dropboxapi.com
    • api.dropbox.com
    • api-content.dropbox.com
    • api-notify.dropbox.com
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outsidecoder
Helpful | Level 5
7 years ago

Apologies for the late reply.

Essentially when I go into production with my product I need to detail the demands of using the Dropbox SDK on the firewall.

For my purposes I will be using Asynchronous and Synchronous transfers within the SDK, but not utilsing the Sync features within the SDK.

For the functionality utilised above, can Dropbox explicitely define the following:-

  1. Which ports need to be opened.
  2. which ports need to be bi-directional, and which need to be single direction, and in which direction they should be.
  3. What protocols will be used on those ports.  Would it just be HTTP traffic?
  4. What domains need to be accessible for UK customers.
  5. Can the ports detalied in question 1, be changed and if so how can this be acheived?

Thanks for any assistance :)

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Greg-DB
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7 years ago

All Dropbox API calls occur over standard HTTPS connections (specifically, currently using TLS v1.0, v1.1, or v1.2) initiated from the client sent to the Dropbox API servers, so that would just be destination port 443. That is the same regardless of geographic location and can't be changed.

You can find the official list of domains used by Dropbox in the help center here:

https://help.dropbox.com/security/official-domains

For the API in particular, the specific ones are:

  • api.dropboxapi.com
  • content.dropboxapi.com
  • notify.dropboxapi.com
  • api.dropbox.com
  • api-content.dropbox.com
  • api-notify.dropbox.com

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