Secure alternative to FTP?
18 February 2004, 03:33 PM
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Secure alternative to FTP?
Want to replace FTP such that data is not prone to network 'sniffing'.
S-FTP only encrypts usernames and passwords, right?
Can SSH be used to do all the work of FTP?
Also, the FTP commands are run as part of a batch script. If I was to use SSH, how would I get the batch script to open an SSH session and transfer (put) the files to the destination host?
S-FTP only encrypts usernames and passwords, right?
Can SSH be used to do all the work of FTP?
Also, the FTP commands are run as part of a batch script. If I was to use SSH, how would I get the batch script to open an SSH session and transfer (put) the files to the destination host?
18 February 2004, 03:49 PM
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You can use sftp, or tunnel ftp (or indeed rcp, samba, etc) through ssh, or just use scp.
Edit:
As for automating logins, you can do that with a public key and having that key on authorised on the destination server, but I don't really like that from a sysadmin point of view.
Edit:
As for automating logins, you can do that with a public key and having that key on authorised on the destination server, but I don't really like that from a sysadmin point of view.
Last edited by stevencotton; 18 February 2004 at 03:53 PM.
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