Re: Secure replacement for FTP (other then SSH)
Doesn't setting up the user shell as "bash -r" helps you ?
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Rodrigo Paes
On Sun, 2005-01-16 at 22:29 +0800, Franki wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I've been looking to replace as many un-encrypted connections to my
> boxes as possible, I've replaced pop3 and imap with their ssl equiv..
> and allow only SSH access.
>
> The problem with SSH, is that it ends up giving people terminal access
> as part of the deal, and also that it doesn't give me the ability to
> lock people into their home directory as does FTP (with something like
> ProFTP server end.)
>
> Basically the only answer I've found so far, is to setup each user
> chroot in their own home directories, but thats time consuming and makes
> server updates and upgrades more difficult..
>
> Is there such a thing as SSL protected FTP and is it widely supported by
> FTP clients? can any of the current crop of FTP servers on offer do it
> out of the box with only config changes? Some FTP servers allow you lock
> users into specific directories, so if they supported encryption, I'd
> have my answer.
>
> I'd appreciate any info on how you guys lock users into their own little
> space, as searching for info on the net for variants of secure FTP or
> encrypted FTP just return allot of results for SFTP and SSH...
>
> kindest regards
>
> Franki
>
>
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