You may want to look in to sftp...it probably works the same way ftp does, only it encrypts info...just like how ssh/telnet compare. -----Original Message----- From: joel@silverw.com [mailto:joel@silverw.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 3:51 PM To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us Subject: Re: secure FTP Werll all of the ftping is going to be done by a custom app. That is why the secure connection needs to act as a transparent proxy. I found something at berkely that does this but it is winblows on the server side. i was hoping to retain Linux on the server side. thansk for the input. - Joel ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Peoples To: Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 3:46 PM Subject: RE: secure FTP > I believe the ssh suite also comes with sftp...but just a client...I was to > hasty to pay attention if there is a sftpd or if it runs through sshd...but, > either way, there is also a sftp client if you like to use ftp-like > interface instead of a cp interface > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Buettner [mailto:kev@primenet.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 3:40 PM > To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Re: secure FTP > > > On May 24, 3:30pm, Kevin Buettner wrote: > > > See > > > > http://www.rhic.bnl.gov/RCF/Software/Commercial/SSH/SSHFTP.html > > Be careful with this though. I just took a closer look and only > the control connection is encrypted. > > You could try a ppp over ssh tunnel I suppose (which creates a sort of > VPN). > > However, you're probably better off just using scp as suggested > by Mark. > > Kevin > > -- > Kevin Buettner > kev@primenet.com, kevinb@redhat.com > > _______________________________________________ > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss _______________________________________________ Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss