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10.2.2
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- 10.5.0
- 10.4.0
- 10.2.3
- 10.2.2 HotFix 1
- 10.2.1
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SFTP Service (FTP over SSH)

The traditional FTP protocol sends commands and data in “the clear” over the network/internet. This FTP data could be intercepted by an attacker, which could then be viewed and altered before sending it onto the receiver.

If you are sending sensitive data over the internet, then you may want to consider the SFTP (FTP over SSH) protocol for securing data.

SFTP creates an encrypted tunnel between two computer systems and will protect against the following attacks:

IP spoofing, where a remote host sends out packets which pretend to come from another, trusted host

IP source routing, where a host can pretend that an IP packet comes from another, trusted host.

DNS spoofing, where an attacker forges name server records

Interception of cleartext passwords and other data by intermediate hosts

Manipulation of data by attackers in control of intermediate hosts

SFTP uses a combination of

asymmetric

(public key) cryptology and

symmetric

cryptology to provide strong encryption and optimal performance.

SFTP is supported by most commercial servers and many open source servers (for example, Linux). SFTP is a good protocol to use for transmitting large files since it compresses the data stream prior to encryption.

Managed File Transfer

implements the most current SSH 2.0 protocol standard.

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