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Chris S.14
Helpful | Level 6
5 years ago
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How secure is the Vault?

The new Vault feature is useful, but I can't see any information about how secure it is, and what if any encryption is used on the files stored in there?   Is this a password protected folder?  H...
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  • Daphne's avatar
    Daphne
    5 years ago

    Thanks for getting back to me here Chris S.14.

     

    Via the desktop app, the files will only sync down to your computer once you've entered the PIN to open the Vault on your computer.

     

    Once you lock the Vault again, the files are removed from your computer, as mentioned in the article linked above.

     

    On Dropbox itself, the files are encrypted in the same way the rest of your files are encrypted.

     

    Does that help to clarify the process for the desktop app?

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ejpyle
New member | Level 2
5 years ago

So, the encryption for Vault is no different than the encryption for every other file and/or folder stored on Dropbox. I was looking for a cloud storage provider that offered zero-knowledge. From the sound of it I'd say that regardless of where you upload your files Dropbox can still see everything.

It would be nice if they would roll out end-to-end encryption for at least the Vault folder.

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LCPM
Helpful | Level 5
5 years ago
Consider Sync.com. They have e-2-e, zero knowledge cloud-based storage that works cross-device/cross-platform.

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