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mdachenhaus_yoh
6 months agoNew member | Level 2
Impact of SSO on collaborators outside of my organization/domain
We have discovered that some of our marketing staff had set-up Dropbox accounts on their own to use when collaborating with an outside marketing partner. We are exploring the possibility of upgradin...
- 6 months ago
Would your partners be on the same team account as you or would they have their own individual accounts mdachenhaus_yoh?
If only your company would be part of the team and using SSO, this wouldn't affect any shared folders you might have shared with your partners.
Let us know if you have any follow up questions!
Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Hey mdachenhaus_yoh, thanks for reaching out to us.
Just wanted to ask for some clarifications.
Are the accounts that have been set up by the staff personal or Business ones?
If the former, do you wish to create a Business account and invite your staff as members and then enable SSO for the entire team?
Also, how are they collaborating with the outside partners? Through shared folders?
Let me know and we'll go from there.
mdachenhaus_yoh
6 months agoNew member | Level 2
I believe they are a mix of account types, but the goal would be to move to a business grade account as I believe that is what is required in order to have the ability to leverage SSO. And yes, they collaborate via shared folders primarily.
- Walter6 months agoDropbox Staff
Would your partners be on the same team account as you or would they have their own individual accounts mdachenhaus_yoh?
If only your company would be part of the team and using SSO, this wouldn't affect any shared folders you might have shared with your partners.
Let us know if you have any follow up questions!
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