On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 10:54:37AM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm trying to figure out the best way to transfer files between some > of our suppliers and ourselves. My first thought was an ftp server in > our DMZ but some research has show that this could be an administrative > nightmare and security risk. > > What's the best way to achieve an FTP-like service in the DMZ? > Are there any firewall friendly replacemnts for ftp?
A firewall-friedly and secure alternative to ftp is sftp (s for secure) which is part of (Open)SSH: http://www.openssh.org It allows encrypted transfer of files over untrusted networks. Ulrich -- http://www.der-keiler.de PGP Fingerprint: 5FA4 4C01 8D92 A906 E831 CAF1 3F51 8F47 1233 9AAD Public key available at http://www.der-keiler.de/uk/pgp-key.asc
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