Re: SFTP with client

[Lukas Beeler <lukas.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 19:42, Scott Klement<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Personally, I find FTP over SSL to be a major headache, because NAT
> routers are ubiquitous these days, and FTP over SSL really doesn't work
> though a NAT router. ÂMaybe when IPv6 gains critical mass this will
> change, but for now, I find FTP over SSL to be a major headache.

Proper FTP/SSL clients can leave issue a CCC after authentication, and
just encrypt the data channel. No issues with NAT with this
implementation, as the firewall can properly identify the FTP
connection and apply appropriate NAT rules.