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Pardon to newb(ish): Is dropbox backup really safe?

greatproduct
greatproduct Junior Member ✭
edited December 1969 in Mac
Just upgraded to the latest and greatest--best $25 I have spent (after the first amount I spent ;) and have a lingering question: Is it really safe for a guy like me who's not that savvy to back my agile keychain up on dropbox? I have to balance off the insane unhappiness I would feel if my machine got stolen and had to rebuild all my 1P stuff from scratch versus the EVEN GREATER UNHAPPINESS i would feel if someone tapped my dropbox account and looted my life.



Can someone speak to the risk before I do it. Otherwise thanks again for a superb product and amazing turnarounds on updates like safari 5.0 Love you guys.



Cameron
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  • Nik
    Nik ✭
    edited December 1969
    Thanks for the kind words, Cameron. Your 1Password data file is protected by 128-bit AES encryption no matter where it's stored. Dropbox adds 256-bit AES encryption to that:

    [url]http://dropbox.com/help/27[/url]



    In short, yes, I believe it quite safe. Even if you handed your data file over to someone, it would be useless to them without your master password.
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  • greatproduct
    greatproduct Junior Member ✭
    edited December 1969
    Great, thanks Gita. That's terrific news.
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