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Secure FTP without Using an FTP Client
We are in the healthcare industry and have deal with multiple vendors and clients. We have been using FTP to transfer files but we have been told that it is no longer secure enough. We need to install an FTP server in our network that has the following requirements:
1. Must be secure (FTP is not good enough)
2. We do not want to require everyone to get an FTP client. We want the end user experience to be as easy and elegant as possible. For example, one of our vendors has an ftp site that is accessed through https web page.
3. We do not want a web service (like box.net.)
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1. Must be secure (FTP is not good enough)
2. We do not want to require everyone to get an FTP client. We want the end user experience to be as easy and elegant as possible. For example, one of our vendors has an ftp site that is accessed through https web page.
3. We do not want a web service (like box.net.)
TIA
there is no such beast.
you should probably instead investigate using a webbrowser based upload site (using a java applet or, if the files are small, just native php upload) and enforce use of a https certificate on the site to achieve the security you need.
you should probably instead investigate using a webbrowser based upload site (using a java applet or, if the files are small, just native php upload) and enforce use of a https certificate on the site to achieve the security you need.
What web server are you running? You could implement a web based fille upload/download system with an SSL certificate. I have experience in setting up this one: http://www.element-it.com/
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Thanks for all the options
That said, I've seen a couple articles talking about using SSH (which is what secure FTP normally uses) over Internet Explorer. Most will say you can't do it, but I saw the article below and it might be worth a try:
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20020906054428870