Password control for Dropbox team accounts
This article describes a feature available to customers on Dropbox Standard, Advanced, Business, Business Plus, and Enterprise teams.
Password control helps admins keep their Dropbox team account secure by requiring team members to set strong passwords.
To turn on password control:
- Log in to dropbox.com with your admin credentials.
- Click Admin console in the left sidebar.
- Click Settings in the left sidebar.
- Under Authentication, click Password control.
- Next to Password control, click the dropdown arrow in the box and select On.
- Next to Password strength, click the dropdown arrow to select Strong or Very strong.
Changing the password strength requires all team members to create new passwords that meet the password control setting. Team members will be notified via email, and logged out of any web sessions. They're required to create new passwords when they log in.
Note: Team members remain logged in to any devices linked to their accounts.
The "Strong" and "Very strong" password settings
Dropbox built a tool to recognize password strength. The tool compares passwords against a database of words, names, patterns, and numbers that are commonly used as passwords. If the password that a user tries to enter is common, the tool prompts them to enter something more unique and difficult to guess.
Using the Very strong setting ensures the highest level of account security for teams.
Learn more about how Dropbox uses our technology to keep accounts secure.
