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FTPS or SFTP as option in Frontview backup
As you all know FTP is still one of the most common file transfer protocols used to backup or restore data from remote servers. This is however a huge security risk, FTP has no encryption, not on acc...
Skarn wrote:
Log my vote as being for the addition of IMPLICIT FTPS where you can't log in unless you're already encrypted.
I'll change my vote to SFTP IF and ONLY IF SFTP access for users can be added WITHOUT having to enable root SSH.
For now, you can force FTPS encryption using the FTPTLSRequired add-on (this shouldn't require the enabling of SSH access, though it's advisable to have it enabled just in case you need it). The Sparc version needs some more work and the x86 (e.g. for the Pro) version only works on 4.2.10.
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