How to stay secure?

Security and Credentials

A few simple habits keep your SyncNow account and projects locked down.

Good habits

  • Use a strong, unique password for your SyncNow account. Do not reuse it from other services.
  • Sign in only on computers you trust. On each PC, stored FTP passwords are DPAPI-encrypted to your Windows user.
  • Only invite collaborators you trust, and give them the role they actually need.
  • Remove people from a project's collaborator list once they no longer need access.

Why your account matters

Signing in links this machine to your shared, cross-PC activity timeline and your project list. Your real FTP credentials are never the account password; they stay in the cloud vault. But your account is the key to coordinating who sees what, so keeping it tidy keeps your projects tidy.

SyncNow also keeps itself current automatically, and every update is SHA-256 verified, so you are always running a trusted build. Pair that with a strong account password and careful collaborator hygiene and you are in good shape.

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