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How do we know if a file is encrypted or not via API?
As title, I wonder how can we know a file is encrypted or not via API?
There are a few things you may be referring to, so to address each:
- All Dropbox files are are encrypted at rest and in transit.
- If you're referring to contents of Dropbox "encrypted team folders", the Dropbox API does not return special metadata identifying that, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.
- If you're referring to additional encryption applied by third party software, the Dropbox system would not be aware of that; the Dropbox system would store whatever data it is sent, whether or not another layer of encryption was added.
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- Greg-DB
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There are a few things you may be referring to, so to address each:
- All Dropbox files are are encrypted at rest and in transit.
- If you're referring to contents of Dropbox "encrypted team folders", the Dropbox API does not return special metadata identifying that, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.
- If you're referring to additional encryption applied by third party software, the Dropbox system would not be aware of that; the Dropbox system would store whatever data it is sent, whether or not another layer of encryption was added.
Hi Greg-DB,
Thanks for the reply! I was referring to the "encrypted team folders" and looking forward to have this signal in the API in the future.
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