Dropbox is best known as an online storage and file hosting company, but its latest venture switches the focus to security by offering a new password manager for securing all our online accounts.
As Android Police reports, a new app has appeared on the Google Play store called Dropbox Passwords. It’s free to download, but it won’t work unless Dropbox has sent you an invite. The app is also clearly listed as “Invite Only (Early Access),” making it clear how new this project actually is.
The main features of the app include offering “one secure place” for all your passwords and allowing one click sign in for any app or website. As you’d expect from Dropbox, stored passwords will be synchronized across all the devices you use, so you’ll be able to quickly login to any account from anywhere. Because of this feature, we have to assume Dropbox intends to bring this app to iOS, as well as Windows 10, macOS, and Linux.
The app blurb says, “Never get locked out of your accounts again. Using this new password keeper from Dropbox, you can sign in to your favorite banking, streaming, and e-commerce sites and apps—you can even shop and checkout securely.” It also references using “zero-knowledge encryption,” which means even though Dropbox is offering to store your passwords on its servers, it has no access to them and no idea what they are.
Users are spoiled for choice when it comes to selecting a password manager, with well-known options including LastPass, Dashlane, Keeper, Zoho Vault, 1Password, and BitWarden to name but a few. Dropbox has good name recognition and over 12 million paying customers, so it can hit the ground running if this turns out to be a premium service. Alternatively, it could end up being another feature unlocked by subscribing to Dropbox. We’ll just have to wait and see how Dropbox decides to package it.
