Re: Secure File Transfers

["L. V. Lammert" <lvl@omnitec.net>]

At 02:29 PM 7/28/2005 -0600, you wrote:
>In responding to my question regarding SSH attacks several have pointed 
>out that old ftp is not the best way to transfer files these days. There 
>seem to be several options and alternatives. We need something that has 
>both Linux and Windows clients. Recommendations?
>
>The one advantage of ftp, which may not be unique to ftp, is that even 
>most common flavors of windows have a command line client so even when 
>you're at a machine where installing software is not allowed (aka school) 
>you can usually move files on and off the machine.

The 'minimum' file transfer security we can recommend is chroot'd ftp, 
providing a secure user area (i.e. no way to get outside the user space). 
ssh/scp would be much preferred, but, as you describe, allowing 'public' 
users is pretty tough to do via scp.

         Lee


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