Dropbox password manager here, but invite-only; uses zero-knowledge encryption

guest · Jun 5, 2020

Dropbox password manager here, but invite-only; uses zero-knowledge encryption
June 5, 2020
https://9to5mac.com/2020/06/05/dropbox-password-manager/

A Dropbox password manager has been quietly added to the App Store, but it is currently listed as ‘by invite.’ This means that you can download it, but can’t yet activate it. An Android version is also available on the Play store, subject to the same restriction …

You can find the iOS app here.
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Password managers always use end-to-end encryption to ensure that the cloud service has no access to your passwords, but Dropbox goes one step further, by using zero-knowledge encryption. This means that you can login to Dropbox without the server knowing your login password.

Enabling the server to verify a correct result without knowing your password involves a complex process developed by MIT researchers back in the 1980s, but Wikipedia has some useful analogies to make sense of the basic idea.
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TNW notes that the Dropbox password manager appears to intended only for those with a paid Dropbox storage subscription.
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The Verge: Dropbox has quietly launched a new password manager in private beta

The app is only available in a private beta on Android, and although you can download it, you won’t be able to use it unless you’ve got an invite.

The app was first spotted by AndroidPolice, who point out that as Dropbox Passwords offers the ability to sign in to apps and websites with “one click,” it likely means the software is using Android’s autofill feature, introduced in 2017 with Android Oreo.
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Trooper · Jun 5, 2020

Anyone know how to get an invite?

Rasheed187 · Jun 6, 2020

Trooper said: ↑

Anyone know how to get an invite?
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I will wait for a desktop version. I'm still looking for a good password manager believe it or not.

guest · Jun 16, 2020

mood said: ↑

Dropbox password manager here, but invite-only; uses zero-knowledge encryption June 5, 2020
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Updated (June 16, 2020): [Now open to all]

Update: The app is now available to all. The company also announced two additional new features for home users, and two others for work users, described at the end of the piece.
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Engadget: Dropbox officially debuts its password manager

While a recent appearance in the Play Store tipped us off this was coming, Dropbox has officially revealed its password manager — albeit in beta form. Officially called Dropbox Passwords, the feature does exactly what you’d expect. Using the assets it acquired when it bought Valt last year, the company can store and sync passwords across devices with zero-knowledge encryption.

Dropbox also says it has eliminated the need for a master password while still securing your log-ins with end-to-end encryption.
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