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RE: Secure types of FTP
In the context of FTPAPI, the first one is the only option. FTPS is not currently supported in FTPAPI, though some people have worked on it and used it (check the archives). sftp is not FTP (I think this is in the archives as well). That said, my encrypted transfers are all sftp. I didn't want to have to figure out gpg or pgp on the i, and hacking SSL into FTPAPI is beyond me.
Scott's answers to a very similar question:
http://www.scottklement.com/archives/ftpapi/200802/msg00005.html
http://www.scottklement.com/archives/ftpapi/200507/msg00039.html
Archives: http://www.scottklement.com/archives/ftpapi
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Sean Porterfield
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From: ftpapi-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ftpapi-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 07:34
To: HTTPAPI and FTPAPI Projects
Subject: Re: Secure types of FTP
You mean not being able to see the contents, right?
You can encrypt the contents (using PGP probably) and use standard, regular old FTP.
You can use FTP through a secure SSL tunnel (FTPS).
You can use SSH FTP (sFTP). I tend to use the third option most often.
It's pretty easy to set up, though there are a couple of gotchas that I've encountered, such as the difference between SSH (IETF) and OpenSSH keys, and a requirement for a freaking upper case userid with a specific partner. :)
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 7:18 AM, Harry Williams <harry@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I know there are different types of ways to secure the data that is
> being transmitted by FTP. But I don't understand the difference.
>
> If I wanted to send the data where no one could see it go across the
> Internet, at any of its hops. Which secure form of FTP would I use?
>
> Thanks
> Harry
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