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Encryption, key custody & recovery — found from sitemap — Dropbox
Checked for Dropbox on 1 Nov 2026
- Page
- https://help.dropbox.com/security/advanced-encryption
- Checked
- 1 Nov 2026, 08:58 UTC
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- Public page, crawling permitted
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- page
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- 200
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- sha256:e4f2bb4aeef1a29d440413339ef38acc6c24c8a9b616ca55c90e66207f5387a9
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- robots_ok
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- Screenshot on file (internal exhibit, not published)
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Facts read from this source
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Advanced encryption plan availability Report an error
“Dropbox advanced encryption is available to customers on Dropbox Advanced, Business Plus, and Enterprise.”
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Advanced encryption description Report an error
“The Dropbox advanced encryption system is an advanced key management system used by Dropbox to encrypt your data. It uses unique team keys and a multi-layered key encryption approach as extra security measures.”
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Kms provider Report an error
“Top-level encryption keys are generated by Amazon Web Services Key Management Service (AWS KMS), and stored on Hardware Security Modules (HSM).”
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Namespace key storage Report an error
“Encryption keys for namespaces (team folders, shared folders, or folders with restrictions) are created the same way, and are stored in an encrypted format in Dropbox’s database.”
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Activation admin roles Report an error
“Only a team admin or a security admin can activate advanced encryption.”
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Key rotation period Report an error
“Team encryption keys are automatically rotated every 12 months.”
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Key revocation effect Report an error
“A key revocation will permanently remove access to your team's data for team members, admins, and Dropbox.”
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Key revocation approval requirement Report an error
“To revoke a key, teams will need a team admin as the requestor and two other team admins to confirm, since key revocation is a permanent action.”
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Key revocation processing SLA Report an error
“Dropbox is committed to processing your request within 24 hours of confirmation.”
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Key revocation request channel Report an error
“Go to dropbox.com/support. Click Send an email. Fill out the form with the required information and your request. Verify your identity through the link you’ll receive from Dropbox support.”
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Advanced encryption activity log Report an error
“Any actions taken regarding advanced encryption will be listed in the activity log in the admin console.”
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Activity log actions Report an error
“CancelKeyDeletion: A Key Management Service (KMS) key deletion event is cancelled. CreateKey: A new key is created or replicated DeleteKey: The scheduled period expired and the key is deleted DisableKey: Disable key operation EnableKey: Enable key operation ScheduleKeyDeletion: The deletion of a key is scheduled”
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Key revocation irreversibility Report an error
“If keys are revoked, access to all team files will be permanently lost and can’t be restored.”
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