On 5th May 2014, Dropbox disabled old shared
documents link to prevent unauthorized access to files. Before this change
anyone can access shared file point to point using link. It may be possible
that this link can have by only known users but when it went in unknown hands
then it became serious security question.
“The company said in a blog post Monday. Contacted for this article, the
company declined to say how it had resolved the issue. They also implied
that this problem affects another online storage box.net. How those links of
documents came to be used as search terms will be no rules to anyone who has
ever pasted a URL
into the search box of their browser instead of the address box. Alongside the
search results for that URL,
the search engine also returns ads.”
User
can also re-enable these links but please keep in mind
that re-enabling these links will reintroduce the vulnerability. Here is some instructions to re-enable these
links.
Steps to remove an existing
links
2. Browse or search for
the file or folder you'd like to share.
3. Right-click on the
file or folder in the list and select Share link from the pop-up
menu.
4. Fill out information
as needed to send the link to your recipients.
Steps to create new links
2. Browse or search for
the file or folder you'd like to share.
3. Right-click on the
file or folder in the list and select Share link from the pop-up
menu.
4. Fill out information
as needed to send the link to your recipients.
To send out a shared link to more people later, simply right-click
on the file or folder again and select Share link from the pop-up menu.
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