best FTP server for web server

Maxime Alarie malarie at processia.com
Wed Oct 6 17:35:54 UTC 2010


-----Original Message-----
From: users-bounces at lists.fedoraproject.org [mailto:users-bounces at lists.fedoraproject.org] On Behalf Of Paul Cartwright
Sent: 04 October 2010 16:23
To: Community support for Fedora users
Subject: Re: best FTP server for web server

On Mon October 4 2010, Rick Stevens wrote:
> > what you mean is sftp.
>
> No, FTP-S.  FTP over SSL using port 989 and 990.  sftp is a part of ssh
> and uses it's encryption mechanisms.

what I SHOULD have said is " what I 'THINK' you mean", and obviously I was 
wrong:)
so, is it better to ftp over SSL or sftp using ssh?

-- 
Paul Cartwright
Registered Linux user # 367800 
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I am not sure about  SSH encryption algos (3DES and Blowfish)  but SSL has been cracked already.. Using  a cluster of 200 PS3.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/30/hackers-playstation-3-make-ssl-much-less-secure/


IMHO, you're fine with both.


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