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Re: FTP and security



On Thu, Nov 08, 2001 at 10:29:08PM +0100, Luc MAIGNAN wrote:
> Is FTP really insecure ?
> I use a version of ProFtpd.

The protocol is insecure, since it sends login and authentication
information over the wire in clear text.

Different FTP daemons have different security issues.

-B

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Brandon High                                     armitage@freaks.com
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