[Hidden-tech] Secure FTP

[Daniel Fried]

This needs to be set up at the Operating System level, so if you are on
shared hosting and don't have it, you can't get it.

If you're talking about SFTP, then look for the keyword SSH, SFTP uses SSH
for file transfers.  If they are currently using FTPS or FTPES, that's
actually a different "Secure" ftp which uses a signed SSL certificate (like
HTTPS for the web) instead of SSH for the security part.

If you have a current provider with one or the other, a good question would
be why they need a specific solution.  A lot of FTP clients support both.

I think Dreamhost does offer SSH, at least for some plans, and if you have a
dedicated server you should be able to set up either.

-Dan

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 3:18 PM, Daniel Lieberman <daniel at daniellieberman.org
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> Hi All,
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> I have a client who needs to be able to send and receive spreadsheets
> securely. The preferred solution is secure ftp, as that is what the people
> involved are comfortable with now and we would prefer not to make anybody
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> Any recommendations for hosted solutions at a reasonable price? Or other
> possible solutions - is this something we might be able to host on our own
> domain, for example? I don't see it as a service that our hosting company
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