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Desktop/mobile client syncing after password change: security flaw?
Last week I've change my password though the website, at work. On my home computer I have installed the Desktop client. I have not changed a thing and it was syncing without problems.
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techs2017 if somebody has your password then installing Dropbox is the least of your worries.
Super Users are not employees but the answer is the official one - this isnt a security flaw. Its by design.
When somebody adds Dropbox to their computer you receive an email telling you this has happened, unless you've disabled those security emails in the Account section.
Also, if they did do that then you can unlink the account via the same Account page. For Plus and Business users you can also request that a remote delete is done while unlinking clients.
Mark
Super User II
Super User IItechs2017 if somebody has your password then installing Dropbox is the least of your worries.
Super Users are not employees but the answer is the official one - this isnt a security flaw. Its by design.
When somebody adds Dropbox to their computer you receive an email telling you this has happened, unless you've disabled those security emails in the Account section.
Also, if they did do that then you can unlink the account via the same Account page. For Plus and Business users you can also request that a remote delete is done while unlinking clients.
Just stumbled on this, so I'm going to see if I understand it correctly.
It looks to me that the concern one of the users is having is that there is no security option when changing the password so that it will have to be re-entered when using a device. But if I am understanding correctly, that security exists if you unlink the other device(s); a new password will have to be entered for the device to be registered again.
My question is if you unlink the device and then enter the new password from the unlinked device, will it have to re-sync all files? Will files be duplicated? Or will Dropbox recognize all the old files on the device and sync only the newer or updated ones?
Glen D.
