Secure FTP

[captain]

Hi all,

This may not be the right forum for this question, but this is the
only group to which I belong.

We have a machine that is used as a file server. We want to allow
access to certain folders and files only through Secure FTP. What's
involved in effecting that (i.e. Install SFTP server, client, where,
how, etc.) ?

Thanks for any input,

Fred

 

[Dave Miller]

Hi all,

This may not be the right forum for this question, but this is the
only group to which I belong.

We have a machine that is used as a file server. We want to allow
access to certain folders and files only through Secure FTP. What's
involved in effecting that (i.e. Install SFTP server, client, where,
how, etc.) ?

Thanks for any input,

Fred

You're right that this isn't the group.

There are multiple protocols for secure FTP and implementation is to
some degree OS dependent. You might want to subscribe to the admin group
for the OS of your file server and ask there.

If your server is linux and you can't get help from the 'nix admin
group, contact me via the below site and I'll give you some pointers.

 

[Daniel Pitts]

You're right that this isn't the group.

There are multiple protocols for secure FTP and implementation is to
some degree OS dependent. You might want to subscribe to the admin group
for the OS of your file server and ask there.

If your server is linux and you can't get help from the 'nix admin
group, contact me via the below site and I'll give you some pointers.

You can also look into OpenSSL, as it supports a lot of secure things.
SSL is a general purpose secure protocol.

 

[Dave Miller]

You can also look into OpenSSL, as it supports a lot of secure things.

OpenSSL is an SSL / TLS toolkit. While many servers use it to implement
a secure layer, it is not itself a server, FTP or otherwise.

SSL is a general purpose secure protocol.

SSL and the newer TLS are cryptography protocols which create a secure
"layer" on top of TCP/IP. While one or the other or both will be
implemented by a secure FTP, knowledge of them is pretty much
unnecessary if the OP is just trying to get a secure FTP server running.

 

[Lew]

This may not be the right forum for this question, but this is the
only group to which I belong.

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[Daniel Pitts]

OpenSSL is an SSL / TLS toolkit. While many servers use it to implement
a secure layer, it is not itself a server, FTP or otherwise.


SSL and the newer TLS are cryptography protocols which create a secure
"layer" on top of TCP/IP. While one or the other or both will be
implemented by a secure FTP, knowledge of them is pretty much
unnecessary if the OP is just trying to get a secure FTP server running.

Sorry, I meant OpenSSH, slip of the finger. SSH supports file transfers
as well as secure remote shells.

 

[Dave Miller]

Sorry, I meant OpenSSH, slip of the finger. SSH supports file transfers
as well as secure remote shells.

And does so well. In fact if the OP is on Linux he likely already has
it. If so, he could set up a user, chroot (jail) that user, place the
files into the user's space and then distribute the user ID & password.
About as far from elegant as you can get but it would certainly be a
quick fix.