Its shouldn't be too difficult to figure out. What port are they using? 21 - FTP, 990 - FTPS, 22 - ssh, etc. Another alternative is to telnet into the port and press enter... you wil usually see something that hints at the protocol.
On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Hal Merritt<[email protected]> wrote: > Problem is that we don't actually know what is on the far end. We are only > assuming/speculating that ssh is the vehicle. Further, we don't know the > precise flavor of server software in use on the far end. > > Had a partner site that was 100% positive that they were using ssh. Not only > were they actually using TLS, but the server software claimed to be RFC > compliant but actually only worked with Windows clients. > > I think we all agree that the statement that "... they don't require any > authentication of keys..." doesn't compute. > > A puzzlement :-) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Kirk Wolf > Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 5:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: z/OS Mainframe - SFTP - Disable Publickey Authentication and > only use Password? > > ssh (used by sftp) won't work unless *host* keys are exchanged when > the session is setup. The client has a little database of known host > keys and will fail if the server has a different key. A configuration > option allows the OpenSSH client to accept a new host key > automatically, otherwise a interactive user is required to acknowledge > acceptance. > > User authentication can be done in a number of ways, including keys > and password. The password is *never* sent in the clear. > > Kirk Wolf > Dovetailed Technologies > http://dovetail.com > > On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Hal Merritt<[email protected]> wrote: >> They may not but the protocol does. That's the way it works. >> >> There's something missing. Maybe they accept FTP in the clear, using only an >> ID and password. >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Leonard Sasso >> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 11:59 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: z/OS Mainframe - SFTP - Disable Publickey Authentication and >> only use Password? >> >> The external site (CMS) has informed us they don't require any >> authentication of keys (public and private). >> >> Thank You. >> >> Len Sasso >> >> >> >> RDC Operations - Systems Administrator >> CSC >> Information Technology Infrastructure Services (ITIS) >> | p: 518.257-4209 | m: 518.894-0879 | f: 518.257-4300 | [email protected] | >> www.csc.com >> >> This is a PRIVATE message. 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