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SECURE FTP?

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greggb

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I have a client that needs an FTP application but needs it to be "secure". It is my understanding that their is a protocol called "FTPS"? similar to HTTPS? Does anyone know anything about this? - how would I get started?
 
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A brief search on google indicates that it's not the application you build, but the protocols installed on BOTH the sender and receiver. With a secure FTP server (FTPS) but an an insecure client (FTP) on the user's system, the user would still be transporting "insecurely" to a secure server.

Maybe sending an encripted document might prove to be an easier implementation.

There's always a better way. The fun is trying to find it!
 
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