AW: Re(2): FTP security on *nix

From: Stefan Osterlitz (osterlitz@blox.de)
Date: 08/10/01 

From: "Stefan Osterlitz" <osterlitz@blox.de>
To: <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
Subject: AW: Re(2): FTP security on *nix
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 11:59:21 +0200
Message-ID: <C5FEADB4FB3EE543959CE43DEE2ABE4E35E8@trendserver.blox.blox.ag>

> I have been wondering the same thing... In addition, I have heard of a
> secure FTP protocol(sftp). Is there such a thing?

There are a few administratitive tools both for un'x and windows:

these are
ssh for remote logins
scp (secure copy)
sftp (secure ftp)
ftp+ssl (ssl secured ftp)
vnc over ssh (can be used both for x-windows and for ms-windows)

most of them can be found at www.freessh.org

Stefan Osterlitz

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