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Dropbox's website suggests that they store files using some sort of AES-256 encryption and they cannot read them: https://www.dropbox.com/help/27 https://www.dr
by martey 16y ago
Dropbox's website suggests that they store files using some sort of AES-256 encryption and they cannot read them: https://www.dropbox.com/help/27 https://www.dropbox.com/help/27 I wouldn't make the claim that they are more (or as) secure as Tarsnap (especially since there is no page as detailed as http://www.tarsnap.com/crypto.html http://www.tarsnap.com/crypto.html on Dropbox's website), but this suggests that files on Dropbox are not readable by the company.
- quadhome 16y ago"Suggests." However, the fact that there is a web GUI tells us they can read the data.
- eli 16y ago...when they are provided with your password.
- cperciva 16y agoIf you forget your password, can Dropbox reset it for you? If they reset your password for you, can you still read your data? If the answer to both of these is "yes", then dropbox can read your data without you providing your password. (Honest questions -- I don't use Dropbox, so don't know.)
- esun 16y agoThis comment is cryptographically correct.
- tzury 16y ago+1, https://www.dropbox.com/forgot https://www.dropbox.com/forgot is a password reset link. Besides, there is much more to cryptography and building a secured system than just using that crypto suit or another (e.g. AES256-HMAC-SHA256 etc.)