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Lightspeed
07-23-2003, 12:00 AM
Hi all,

We have a client requesting sFTP or sCP.

We use CPanel servers and *never* grant any client shell or jailed shell. All of the sFTP clients I have seen are based on SSH access.

Are there any options for this client?

I have suggested https'ing into CPanel and using their web based file upload, but this user hates http uploading. Who can blame him?

Thanks for listening,

Slidey
07-23-2003, 04:03 AM
what about proftpd with mod_tls ?

http://proftpd.linux.co.uk/docs/faq/linked/faq-ch6.html#AEN784

or

ftp over ssh

http://proftpd.linux.co.uk/localsite/Userguide/other/userguide_full.html#CONFIG-FTPOVERSSH

i am a
07-23-2003, 04:47 AM
if you're not offering SSH then SCP and SFTP are out of the question. FTP can be run over SSL/TLS, but just keep in mind that will only secure the initial login sequence, the actual data is sent over different ports and won't be secure. (i don't believe you can easily secure the whole FTP session via SSL, but i'd be glad to be proved wrong :) )