Re: recommendations for FTP server (fwd)
From: mmccune@attbi.com
To: Stephen Gran <steve@lobefin.net>
Subject: Re: recommendations for FTP server
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 18:37:43 +0000
If security is a concern, you might want to use SecureFTP instead. It is part of
the OpenSSH package. The sftp client is a part of most Linux and BSD (including
MacOS X) distros and there are also sftp clients for MacIntosh
http://ca.huji.ac.il/services/internet/ssh/macsftp.shtml and Windows
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ .
> Hello all,
>
> I am thinking about setting up an FTP server to be used by myself and a
> couple of friends. The box it will be running on is basically stock
> Woody, and is currently only running apache and NAT'ing for a LAN.
>
> I'd like the FTP server to not allow anonymous logins (which I assume
> most can do), chroot users to their home directories, and have some sort
> of encrypted connections (over SSL would be nice). I have thought about
> just using sftp, but currently ssh connections are rerouted to another
> box on the LAN, and I'd like to leave that set up as is, if possible.
>
> I see that proftpd is the example used in the 'securing Debian' manual,
> but it doesn't appear to be able to use SSL. OTOH, ftpd-ssl doesn't
> appear to do chroot'ing, at least not at a quick glance. Anybody know
> of one that combines these features? I suppose there is always stunnel,
> although I have never tried to use it for FTP.
>
> Any recommendations, experiences, thoughts?
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