Dropbox Launches Password Manager, Computer Backup, and Secure 'Vaults' Out of Beta (venturebeat.com) 19
Dropbox is officially launching a handful of new consumer features out of beta today, along with some new tools for businesses. From a report: The cloud storage giant first introduced its password manager -- replete with a standalone mobile app for Android and iOS -- back in June. Similar to other password management apps on the market, Dropbox Passwords stores and encrypts users' online passwords and syncs them across all devices (desktop and mobile) so users don't have to remember multiple login credentials. Dropbox Passwords can also suggest strong, randomly generated, individual passwords for your online services, such as Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, and Dropbox itself.
Dropbox Passwords is the result of last year's acquisition of Massachusetts-based Valt, which swiftly shuttered its own apps ahead of integration with Dropbox. Dropbox Passwords is available to everyone on a Dropbox Plus or Professional subscription from today. The San Francisco-based company is also launching its previously announced computer backup feature in general availability today. The tool, which is available for Dropbox Basic, Plus, and Professional users, automatically creates a cloud-based backup of any folder stored on a PC or Mac and is continuously synced.
Dropbox Passwords is the result of last year's acquisition of Massachusetts-based Valt, which swiftly shuttered its own apps ahead of integration with Dropbox. Dropbox Passwords is available to everyone on a Dropbox Plus or Professional subscription from today. The San Francisco-based company is also launching its previously announced computer backup feature in general availability today. The tool, which is available for Dropbox Basic, Plus, and Professional users, automatically creates a cloud-based backup of any folder stored on a PC or Mac and is continuously synced.
With that track record .... (Score:1)
late to the party... (Score:2)
I'm curios how thier password vault stacks up to encryptr. I'm guessing their customer service reps and admins can get any password for you if you forget how to log in and call up with a strange accent.
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They’re probably using the same foundation as their file-sharing service - eliminating redundant password storage across multiple users’ accounts if the checksums match.
So, if you lose a password and contact them, they’ll tell you to email bobjohnson@aol.com and ask him for his pornhub password (p.s. it’s “hunter2”)
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You are a lier! pornhub says "Invalid username/password!"
So disappointing...
First 100 passwords free (Score:2)
Beyond 100 passwords you need a subscription service. Oh and if someone tells you their password for anything, well that counts towards your limit, because that makes sense.
Put everything in one place (Score:2)
it will be easier to steal
Imagine being so retarded (Score:2, Insightful)
that you would hand over all your data and your passwords to some online company.
WTF. Just get external storage.
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There are already millions (possibly billions) of people who trust their usernames and passwords to Microsoft, Google, and Mozilla for their online password managers.
Re:Imagine being so retarded (Score:4)
I recommend Jottacloud. It's any â8 a month for unlimited storage and it supports WebDAV.
Use KeePass for your passwords. Use Duplicati for your backups. Encrypt on your end.
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Jottacloud looks pretty good.
I've been using iDrive since I got a super deal from them a while back (which I think may still be available).
I got 3TB online cloud storage for under $5 for the first year, and renewal is ~$70 yearly after that.
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I looked at IDrive but decided against it in the end. The main issue is that you have to use their client, you can't use Duplicati or anything else.
I previously used SpiderOak but found their client was buggy and couldn't cope with more than about 1TB of data. So I was very reluctant to tie myself in to another proprietary client.
I’m under your control. (Score:1)
Poor track record (Score:3)
Well I don't know about you, but I certainly won't be trusting them with my passwords for anything -
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What's next? (Score:2)
What's next, some sort of file storage and sharing capability?
That would be cool but they probably won't add it in until they finish the word processor.
Dropbox are not zero knowledge... (Score:2)
..and if you look at the board.....
yeah no. you'd have to be an idiot to trust dropbox.
Waiting for private (zero-knowledge) encryption... (Score:2)
I was excited when I saw 'vault' ... and immediately disappointed by the release.
I'd love if dropbox offered native support BYOK/zero-knowledge client-side encryption. It would likely cost more since they can't de-dupe those files across their cloud but I'd gladly pay for the privilege. The current options like Vera and boxcryptor are... less than ideal let's say. File sharing would be more complex but not impossible...or you could just exclude files from your BYOK encryption.
It'd be nice if cloud provid