"tl" <tl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> Does IIS support Secure FTP? If not, are there plans to support it in the
> near-term?
>
> Thanks
> tl

"tl" <tl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Sure enough:
> http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/310/whats-new-for-microsoft-and-ftp/
> contains
> the welcome words:
>
> "To clarify, Microsoft offers an FTPS solution. SFTP typically involves
> using FTP over SSH. Microsoft does not provide any solution for securing
> FTP
> traffic that uses an implementation of SSH. "

"Alun Jones" <alun@texis.invalid> wrote in message
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> "tl" <tl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:147FDBF0-2F14-4D56-AECE-347C51CACED7@microsoft.com...
>> Sure enough:
>> http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/310/whats-new-for-microsoft-and-ftp/
>> contains
>> the welcome words:
>>
>> "To clarify, Microsoft offers an FTPS solution. SFTP typically involves
>> using FTP over SSH. Microsoft does not provide any solution for securing
>> FTP
>> traffic that uses an implementation of SSH. "
>
> Technically speaking, that statement is wrong.
>
> SFTP has nothing whatsoever to do with FTP, except that they both move
> files.
>
> SFTP is an add-on component to an SSH solution. It adds file transfers to
> an existing SSH session.
>
> FTP is all about file transfer, with no capability to run shell code like
> SSH. FTPS is adding a secure layer using SSL or TLS to an existing FTP
> session.
>
> It may seem like a subtle distinction, but it does make the two completely
> independent and incompatible.
>
> If you use "Secure FTP" to mean "FTP that has been secured", then you will
> be looking for FTPS. If you mean "I just want to transfer files
> encrypted", then you are looking for FTPS, WebDAV, SFTP, SCP, HTTPS, and
> probably a couple of dozen other protocols that can encrypt files in
> transit.
>
> Alun.
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