Re: What is the difference between ftp encryption types SSL, TLS, SFTP and SSH ?

"ES" == Ertugrul Soeylemez <never@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

ES> However, if you already have an SSH server with key-based
ES> authentication running, and you have got a client that supports
ES> SFTP (which is FTP over an SSH tunnel),

Actually it's not; SFTP is a separate protocol which has nothing to do
with FTP.

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Richard Silverman
res@xxxxxxxx

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