RE: [FW1] Securing FTP service

["Murphy, Paul" <Paul.Murphy@FW1-NOSPAMlloydstsb.co.uk>]

Yeah, it is hard to say from your question what the best approach is.

You say "secure way [...] to transfer files to a server".  What exactly do
you want to secure?

If you want to assure the identity of the users, then authenticate them, if
you want to secure the data, then use encryption.

You could do both of these with SecureClient, and maybe use ConnectDirect
rather than ftp for more control.

Paul.


-----Original Message-----
From: Dieter Gobbers [mailto:gobbers@faw.uni-ulm.de]
Sent: 04 October 2000 10:26
To: Jonas Thambert
Cc: Fw-1-Mailinglist (E-mail)
Subject: RE: [FW1] Securing FTP service




On 04-Oct-00 Jonas Thambert wrote:
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> we need to implement a secure way for 
> some of our customers (10-15) to transfer files 
> to a server. The problem is that the customers are on dynamic IPs
> so we cant use IP restriction in the FTP.
> 
> I have looked at products like RSA SecureID and
> Safeword, but none offers ftp agent.
> 
> Anyone have a good solution to this problem?

I would do that using "Client Authentication". That way they have
authenticate
at the firewall before they can use FTP. Maybe for FTP "User Authentication"
will work too but I've never done that.

Best regards,

Dieter Gobbers
UNIX Systems and Network Administrator
-- 
im Auftrag des FAW Ulm (http://www.faw.uni-ulm.de)

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