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Nate Bargmann wrote: > [...] > I would ask if their Web host supports Secure FTP, which is FTP using > SSL, AIUI. I use it for my Web Host updates, in fact it was recommended > by the host owner/operator. Hope this doesn't just muddy the waters ... :) There's a bit of a mess when it comes to file transfer protocols, and their naming, but you've got it right: "Secure FTP" is usually understood to be RFC-959 FTP over a TLS-encrypted (formerly SSL-encrypted) connection; and is usually written as "FTPS". This is not altogether different in concept to say "plain HTTP" and "secure HTTP" (i.e. "HTTPS"). "SFTP" on the other hand, typically refers to "SSH File Transfer Protocol" based on the RFC4254 "SSH Connection Protocol" (although it might rarely also refer to RFC-913 "Simple File Transfer Protocol" -- but that might've gone the way of the dodo in anything other than educational / historical contexts -- similar to say Token Ring networks, or a PDP-11, etc). SFTP (SSH) has basically zero to do with RFC959 FTP; and provided that a target host already allows SSH logins, SFTP is quite likely already there. I'm actually surprised a hosting party would recommend RFC-959 FTP at all (SSL or no); as it requires extra work to set up (FTP servers usually aren't part of "base" install images, they're insecure-by-default and take a bit of effort to secure, and so on). - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEzBAEBCAAdFiEEBcqaUD8uEzVNxUrujhHd8xJ5ooEFAl4Yik8ACgkQjhHd8xJ5 ooHv7Qf+PfqILFiaB5JuvYg1uLdnvAfZc45eAMN21cR6gF3AtI2kJP5/8c78xhrr mXZmz0PPu5Tr7nQxamZoSvtLGEgszr3S0FBftwyyt4dAPJo6a4RAWAFw0/qwp+h8 tjsP04b2vpLEzBUC1QoormDzfH3h3IhuPi/X27rr/jO+UrnfXkegJ9swT+KqNZKi 90x83IYQTS2fBN4uJANwpCBUVJWA0uSKGNvH8+8VtIdVWUXPqVL4Ji7Po1GJGKBu Kp5YoAztaz6OVB8NUeKrTxLY7ox/3aQcvvbSK2vIRGjxR/St45Ys28pw+qHPb1QU 8nPtjQQHp91igCM2yc/BPorSmY3XYw== =Xxvm - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEzBAEBCAAdFiEEBcqaUD8uEzVNxUrujhHd8xJ5ooEFAl4YiloACgkQjhHd8xJ5 ooEQCAf9Gtjg1fx2WPaxB1rv71lRxP2P6rPs03GjZfFbDzhSDBbJpbTEw0C5oLBm yvAE2XMSj2St2twQ34741s4FP8e2BDW75Zjz8y22IYPWmDsmBlhH7BpWIJTg6E7R SoCsdzVuZkPIkmvU+n+T5YfhIv5C7haI/gykOKROKOmkHwtCtzK2w1MuY1FiV5bD 3U0FxlOMFbU0FZiA58KvnhYiI8H0tYZIDaydf5hJAkdc2NnH925KXpojQiM4UpzY Vl6OGXylkP6aDrBUw96jdc2/LLUqXZuuw2w4TvX8czTAIN6k4iZlD8isz2xzM7LO 3SRoObYaMqSkil6KYJmhDGh8xtjoXA== =qYsC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- |_|O|_| |_|_|O| Github: https://github.com/dpurgert |O|O|O| PGP: 05CA 9A50 3F2E 1335 4DC5 4AEE 8E11 DDF3 1279 A281
