Cài đặt Password Cho Folder

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TheDropbox website at -protection clearly states that it is possible to password protect a folder in Dropbox, and has an animation on the page that seems to show this happening in a couple of simple steps. However, my version of Dropbox (the basic personal free version) looks nothing like that, and this Dropbox forum has a number of (possibly out of date) posts stating it's not possible to password protect a folder.

Can this be done, or do I need to look for a different product? The options I seem to have around sharing and security seem to have are very limited. Even in a free version, I'd expect to be able to add layers of good security!

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Thanks for coming back to me. Why doesn't my screen (even on the website) look like the one on the Dropbox page? It may have something to do with my free version, but I've looked on the Dropbox plans site and there's nothing that explicitly covers this. I'm not going to pay for upgrading and just hope it's the right version.

Thanks Mark - setting a password seems really basic security, and Dropbox isn't the solution I'm looking for if they are going to take the approach where I have to pay extra for it. Disappointing - I'll look for a solution to my underlying requirement elsewhere.

I would like to add a Folder under our corporate account. This folder will contain personal information on our employees therefore, I want this new Folder password protected, the entire folder not just a document in the folder. How do I do this?

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Because you're logged into the account, and Dropbox knows it's you. If you want to test a link to see how it's received by someone other than you, you need to log out of Dropbox (or use an Incognito/private browsing session) in order to view the link as others would see it.

This is functionality that should just be included at folder level. Heck, the iOS version seems to have lost the generic passcode access feature. The instructions on -integrations/mobile/passcode-phone-tablet don't make sense anymore (for one thing, there is no gear icon). Hello Dropbox? Aaah to promote your fancy Dropbox Vault you again remove a free feature?

If someone temporary uses your device (very common on iPad and bit less on iPhone & co, but also not uncommon on a family computer)... you want to protect those files. Or at the very least introduce a 'prompt for password' feature.

O also... the gap between free and paid is way to wide. I would advise to add another pricing layer, 1 TB? I'm sure you already heard this before. Also it seems you don't understand that pricing has to be localized too. Different regions, different pricing related to purchase power etc. Steam understands that perfectly and seems to do just that for every publisher automatically if not looked at. Dropbox? The same USD price in USD everywhere... You would think a big player like Dropbox understands how this works.

I am really looking for functionality like this. I own an iPhone 11 pro and have a pretty lengthy complicated main vault code that I never store digitally. However, going through this max level functionality restrains for some website I have nothing to loose if breached, it makes me not want to use the app at all.

A pin + 2FA should be used for high-impact accounts such as sensitive identity information, federated login accounts (i.e. Google/Facebook and email accounts), crypto credentials, possibly bank accounts, etc.

Hello!

I know of the numerous discussions whether it is okay to store OTP-data together with the static passwords used for a service. Bitwarden offers this possibility.

May I propose to implement an option to either add a simple password or PIN check before showing or copying OTP values or -even better- to encrypt the OTP secrets with a different key in the database?

I am aware this would not solve the concerns some people arise, but it could mitigate them.

Tanks!

For high value information (crypto seeds which should never be electronic, of course, but just an example of high value info); banking and CC access; main email access as people forget that you can reset most passwords once a hacker gains access to your email account; OTP/2FA keys that you want to segregate from your password (good example for this proposal).

The other solution, of course, is to set a second free Bitwarden account (or different password manager) that only contains your critical info and leave your main account for your low risk accounts and info. You can even set it up under a separate email account or general email account sub-address (e.g. mye...@gmail.com vs myemail+...@gmail.com) greater security by reducing phishing of known email addresses.

VeraCrypt is free open-source disk encryption software for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. In case an attacker forces you to reveal the password, VeraCrypt provides plausible deniability. In contrast to file encryption, data encryption performed by...

Different possible use cases, but given the nature of Obsidian I second what @bscott highlighted. Going down the path of full lock and encrypt would introduce limitations that are taking away from the flexibility of plain text storage. There are plenty of tools to protect data. The ask here is maybe simply the ability to hide folders from prying eyes.

Implementing something like this in a text editor is not so simple. I would recommend using protections available on the computer/device you use to interact with Obsidian (drive encryption, authentication mechanisms, etc.). If you keep your device locked when you are away or not using it, then your Obsidian data is still protected.

A possible Hacker could only read the encrypted text files. He would have to read the ram to get to the decrypted file or the encryption key which costs time and a lot of ressources to do. And could only happen while you have opened that vault in Obsidian.

There are inherent weaknesses in programs adding encryption - developers are unlikely to be encryption experts, and it can give users a false sense of security. If someone has access to your system, all programs used frequently will be vulnerable. A degree of password protection is a different thing.

I can understand that. My thought was also more in the direction that encryption as a function in Obsidian should be available in any case. But the use of encryption can be optional and depends on the purpose of use.

Today there are very good open-source libraries for encryption. A developer does not have to understand every detail about a PGP or AES256 encryption to use it. As long as one uses best-practice there should not be that big of a problem. Is it as good, as made by an encryption expert? Probably not but at least it gives a bit more security. Like you said:

I myself use a well-known note-taking app for my business information and I would like to switch fully to Obsidian. But without encryption, I will not do that and I will only use Obsidian for superficial information.

I have the business account so should be able to set passwords for files and folders when I share them. I attempted to do this with a file - I went through the steps to set a password and shared it to the email address of a colleague.

HOWEVER, when they clicked on the folder it opened without any password being asked for. There was also a password protected file inside the folder. They could also open this without being prompted for a password.

Do you have a Dropbox Business account, or a Basic/Plus/Professional account that you're using for business purposes? You can see the exact plan that you have on the Plan page. Basic, Plus and Professional accounts are considered personal accounts.

This sounds like you shared a folder with your colleague. A shared folder cannot be password protected and there's no way (using Dropbox) to password protect the content of a shared folder. Since a shared folder is shared to a specific individual and a Dropbox account is required, there's no need to further protect it with an individual password. Only the people you specifically share it with can access it.

A share link can be password protected, if you have a Professional or Business account. Basic and Plus accounts (Plus, formerly known as Pro) do not have this feature unless they were grandfathered in when Professional accounts were made available (about 7 months ago). A Dropbox account is not required for the recipient, so they wouldn't be required to log in before they could view the content.

Note that the password on share links is really a false sense of security, in my opinion. Share links can easily be passed on to another person (or posted online) along with the password, and you would never know it. If you need to ensure the security of a file or folder (and even that isn't 100% secure since anyone could just copy the content to a new folder and re-share it), then you should use a shared folder and invite the specific individuals that require access to the content.

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