Re: Secure File Transfers

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_nospam-comcast.net)
Date: 09/21/05 

Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:36:58 -0500

I would need more information about the device though I wonder if it just is
a USB network adapter. I was under the impression that one server was at a
remote location connected via the internet and the challenge would be secure
file transfer over the internet. Maybe I misunderstood?? --- Steve

"Jono" <jono@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F1E68BAA-D63F-4BAA-9BBD-AAC2B1BAA8AC@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the info.
>
> Just out of interest, what do you think of this device.
>
> I've seen a USB device that basically plugs into both servers to allow
> files
> tranfers as and when necessary.
>
> "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
>
>> A VPN solution [virtual private network] would work but add complexity of
>> configuration if you do not already have one in place though ipsec
>> endpoint
>> devices are affordable these days and can create a encrypted ipsec tunnel
>> between the networks. This sounds like something you do occasionally and
>> you
>> could use Remote Desktop or Terminal Services in remote administration
>> mode
>> to access the computer and transfer the files. RDP by default will use
>> encryption [you should configure the server to only accept high
>> encryption]
>> and configure the encrypted tunnel before user authentication is
>> attempted.
>> The downside to that is leaving your computer port 3389 TCP exposed to
>> the
>> internet. If you can configure your firewall or even an ipsec filter on
>> the
>> server to only accept port 3389 TCP connections from a specific public IP
>> address that can greatly increase the security of using RDP over the
>> internet. Otherwise you still can use it but be sure to use complex
>> passwords for the users that are allowed access via RDP. The link below
>> may help. --- Steve
>>
>> http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Windows_Terminal_Services.html
>>
>> "Jono" <jono@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2DED0A55-6574-4869-A34D-CD5D1EF5DF4B@microsoft.com...
>> > We have two servers that are on different networks, one on a closed
>> > internal
>> > network and one an external network, connected to the Internet.
>> >
>> > We need to transfer data from the external server onto the server on
>> > the
>> > internal network.
>> >
>> > At the moment we copy the data onto a floppy disk and then transfer it
>> > to
>> > the internal server, after virus checking.
>> >
>> > Does anyone know any other ways to securely transfer the data?
>>
>>
>>

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