Re: What is the different between SFTP ad FTP over SSL -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: What is the different between SFTP ad FTP over SSL
From: Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:38:58 -0500
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SFTP = Not really FTP, but an FTP-like user interface over the SSH protocol. IBM does not provide native support, but does provide the OpenSSH package in PASE, which works well.

FTP over SSL: The standard FTP protocol with SSL encryption added. This is notoriously difficult to get working through NAT, and even sometimes hard through a straight firewall. But has native support in IBM i.

This has been discussed quite a few times on Midrange-L. Searching the archives should give you a lot of information.

Lim Hock-Chai wrote:

I found this article and still could quite understand the different
between SFTP and FTP over SSL. Can some enlight me? Thank

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RE: What is the different between SFTP ad FTP over SSL , Glenn Birnbaum

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