Dropbox finally launches to the public (YC summer 07)

Re:Dropbox finally launches to the public (YC summer 07) by tlrobinson on Thursday September 11, 2008 @07:23PM (#301884)

I see a couple ways you could introduce encryption securely.

1. At the very least, encrypt data being transfered using SSL, to prevent sniffing on WiFi and other public networks. Public key cryptography (like SSL) certainly can be secure, and does or doesn't require "cooperation" depending on your definition.

2. Your client could somehow integrate with something like TrueCrypt, but leave it up to the user to manage their keys.

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Re:Dropbox finally launches to the public (YC summer 07) by aston on Thursday September 11, 2008 @07:30PM (#301895)

We definitely do use encryption for both data transfer and storage. I didn't mean to imply that those things happen in the clear.

And yeah, hopefully we can find a way to help users along the path of managing their own keys.

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