[KLUG Members] SCP

Mark Bystry mabystry at verizon.net
Mon Apr 18 17:23:26 EDT 2005


ahh, sorry i misunderstood.

Mark Bystry
SuSE 9.2 Pro


Jeremy Leonard wrote the following on 4/18/2005 3:13 PM:
> Mark Bystry wrote:
> 
>>couldn't you do the same with user directories? for example, i have an 
>>ftp server for myself that i use to copy files back and forth from work. 
>>for security i have set up a single user/password locked a single 
>>directory. i can navigate anywhere within that directory but i cannot 
>>get out of it. secure in my eyes. i use "vsftpd". i also use ssh if i 
>>want to access anywhere on the server.
>>
>>Mark Bystry
>>SuSE 9.2 Pro
>>
>>
>>Jeremy Leonard wrote the following on 4/18/2005 2:10 PM:
>>
>>
>>>I have a client with an FTP server. Their client have unique usernames 
>>>and passwords. When they login to the server it puts them all in the 
>>>same directory and they can change to anywhere else. They have only 
>>>write permissions so they can't get other's files.
>>>
>>>They now want the data to be encrypted.
>>>
>>>I looked at using SSH/WinSCP to replace this but I can't seem to setup 
>>>the same restrictions. The users can browse anywhere everyone has read 
>>>to.
>>>
>>>Does anyone have any pointers on what software to use or how to 
>>>configure secure ftp?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Jeremy
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> 
> I can do this with FTP. I've been using vsftp for this exact perpose.
> 
> Now they want the transfer encrypted (Read SSL). They are transfering 
> medical data. To be compliant they need it encrypted. Both 
> authentication AND the actual data transfer. Each user MUST have their 
> own login. I don't care if the users all go to the same place or not but 
> I DON't want them to see anything but their own directory.
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