At 11:19 AM 11/28/2006 -0600, john harvey wrote: >You are neglecting the fact that the file is being transmitted over the wire >and can be "sniffed". SSL encrypts the packets, whereas the ftp protocol >just sends and checksums the packets with or without encryption (which you >provide).
I'm not neglecting that at all. That's why I said data should be encrypted before it's transmitted. The SSL packets can be sniffed just like the FTP packets. And like any communication protocol, certain handshaking has to take place. So SSL does not guarantee absolute secure transmission. >The honest-to-God truth is there is no such thing as a secure transmission >of data, only better or best security. Yep. I agree. When I worked for DoD there was a saying, "You can build a completely secure computer system. You can't use it, but you can build it." :-) -Charlie _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
