# Dropbox Access again

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropbox-access-again/72686>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [25 December 2022 14:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropbox-access-again/72686 "2022-12-25T14:37:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Buckskin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Buckskin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Buckskin)\
**Post date:** [25 December 2022 14:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropbox-access-again/72686/1 "2022-12-25T14:37:52Z")

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I followed this discussion [🎉 Refresh tokens in node-red-node-dropbox (Now published as v2.0.0) - Core Development / Feature Requests - Node-RED Forum (nodered.org)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/refresh-tokens-in-node-red-node-dropbox-now-published-as-v2-0-0/65610) and from that I take that unless I either have a browser of one of my Pi's, or have one of them secured using SSL (and I tried following the documentation for this and it appears that I have to have a domain name for this) and if I have neither I am unable to use the Dropbox node.

Is this correct, and if not (because currently I have the exact problem that [BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers) demonstrated in [message 11](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/refresh-tokens-in-node-red-node-dropbox-now-published-as-v2-0-0/65610/11)) would someone please let me in on the secret?

Happy Christmas

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**Author:** ![BartButenaers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bartbutenaers/32/10476_2.png) [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2022 07:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropbox-access-again/72686/3 "2022-12-26T07:45:15Z")

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Hi Ralph,

I had seen your question already yesterday evening late. But I thought: this is not stuff to get into the Christmas mood. So I left it aside for today 😉

To be honest I am not sure at the moment whether you need to have a domain name. If the Dropbox client allows self signed certificates, then you don't need it. But I don't use this node myself, so not sure...

Perhaps @Paul-Reed can refresh my brain...

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2022 10:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropbox-access-again/72686/4 "2022-12-26T10:40:56Z")

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As far as I can recall, to fulfill Dropbox's authentication requirements, the URI must be either be;

- A https URI which has a certificate signed by a trusted CA (including domain name). OR
- A 'Localhost' URI

The current implementation of `node-red-node-dropbox` allows the former requirement, but the option to use a 'Localhost' URI has not yet been included, so cannot be used.

Having said that, we have not tested using a self signed certificate, so maybe worth trying?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [24 February 2023 10:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropbox-access-again/72686/5 "2023-02-24T10:41:25Z")

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