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A simple way to create basic FTP shares and users
Authored by: mustang_dvs on Jun 22, '04 02:25:11PM
If you are using SSL, .htaccess data is transmitted in a secure packet.

SFTP is the only way to secure an FTP connection, by wrapping it in an SSH session.

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A simple way to create basic FTP shares and users
Authored by: osxpounder on Jun 22, '04 04:20:58PM

And another benefit of SFTP is that it's just simpler. You don't have to run yet another program -- if you check the box to allow "Remote Login" in your Sharing preferences [in System Preferences], you are already running the SSH daemon-server-thingy [correct me if I'm wrong, folks].

You still have to create a userid, but you don't have to mess with FTP servers, .htaccess files, or anything except setting up your users' permissions. An SFTP client uses SSH to log in; I believe it's as secure as an SSH connection, but I know there are folks reading this hints site who could say more about security.

One thing I wonder is whether the default SSH setup in OSX is properly secure; I assume someone here would have spoken up if it weren't.

I use FileZilla, on my home PC, so that I can xfer filer to my work Mac -- all I need is my OSX username and password, which [I hope] is being sent encrypted across the Internet to the Mac.

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