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Date:      Sun, 6 Oct 2002 15:32:50 -0700
From:      Doug Hardie <bc979@lafn.org>
To:        Socketd <db@traceroute.dk>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Secure FTPd
Message-ID:  <8BE96094-D97B-11D6-A2D9-000393681B06@lafn.org>
In-Reply-To: <20021006.22200500.2829284280@rafter.>

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On Sunday, Oct 6, 2002, at 15:20 US/Pacific, Socketd wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> On 10/7/02, 12:09:14 AM, Doug Hardie <bc979@lafn.org> wrote regarding 
> Re:
> Secure FTPd:
>
>>> Well, all my users use windows and there a some ftp clients that 
>>> loves
>>> SSL (like CuteFTP).
>
>> You would have to emulate their SSL interface - which is that provided
>> by ssh's sftpd.  It could be done, but would take some research.
>
> Eehhh? CuteFtp can use SSL, so when they want to connect, cuteftp first
> handle the SSL setup and then acts like a normal ftp client.

Could be.  I haven't chased through ssh well enough to know how they do 
it.  It would be handy to have a SSL ftpd so if you do it, make it 
available.

>
>>> Ok. Performance-wise all services should run their own SSL support, 
>>> but
>>> it there one for the default ftpd?
>
>> Not that I am aware of.  Everyone appears to be using ssh.  However, 
>> it
>> is lacking chroot support.
>
> Jep, sadly!
>
> Br
> socketd
>
>


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