How to allow/block Dropbox application

• Dropbox has both a web browser interface and a desktop client (a special folder).
• Traffic from both the interfaces is SSL based and is identified as ‘dropbox’ App-ID.
• To identify uploads and downloads:
  • Configure a SSL decryption rule for the traffic and inspect the content inside.
  • With the browser interface, decrypt the traffic and apply a file blocking profile to block upload, download, or both.
  • The desktop client does not accept a MITM certificate and will fail to connect when SSL decryption rules are used.

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