Security Basics: Re: Re: Encrypt FTP session

[Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2005-08-02 nickledesmsa () gmail com wrote:
> Yes you could use sftp or scp to have encrypted sessions although Ive
> found that making a SSH tunnel is sometimes just better because its
> like killing two birds with one stone. Perhaps you want encrypt
> everything that is open over the wire/waves and not just FTP.
I too would recommend SSH/SCP/SFTP. You can't encrypt *every*thing with
it, though, just TCP.

> If you are not big on linux then try
>
> http://sshwindows.sourceforge.net/
>
> mmmm, ssh for windows without cygwin!!
Well, not exactly without Cygwin, just without a full Cygwin.

> that works with domains!! Well it does partly, Ive had some issues
We had some issues with pubkey authentication on a Server 2003 that
were resolved following the description on this page:

http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~smp/projects/ssh-windows/

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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