Re: Secure FTP Lin -> Win

From: Jem Berkes (jb@users.pc9.org)
Date: 02/09/03 

From: Jem Berkes <jb@users.pc9.org>
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2003 03:17:31 GMT

> I am trying to find a way of securely accessing files on a Linux
> server, using MS windows as a client - without using any special
> software on Windows. At present I have a linux FTP server which does
> the job but is not secure. All of the docs I've read use SSH, but you
> need SSH software on the windows client, which is a pain.

I know what you mean about the inconvenience factor, but you're talking
about a secure protocol instead of an insecure one (FTP is plaintext,
insecure). So you will have to use some sort of "new" program.

The best thing to do would be to run OpenSSH on your linux server
(available in pretty much every distro) with the sftp subsystem enabled.
This is secure ftp.

SSH isn't really that hard to do on the Windows side. I really like the
Windows secure file transer program from SSH.com. I use their free, non-
commercial version for my university work:

http://www.ssh.com/support/downloads/secureshellwks/non-commercial.html

Definitely check that out. The software is easy to use, and will work
with your linux server running OpenSSH. 

-- 
Jem Berkes
http://www.pc-tools.net/
Windows, Linux & UNIX software

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