Secure FTP on HP UX 11.00

[csreenivas]

I have to install secure FTP on HP-UX B.11.00 machine.Can anyone help me the proceedure to install?

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Shalom,

There is no such thing as secure ftp.

ftp does authentication in clear text making it not secure.

If you mean openssh SFTP, yes this is possible.

You need to get it off an old 11.00 Core OS or Application cd, or download and compile it from http://openssh.org

You see your version of the OS is out of support.

SEP

[Deepak Kr]

Hi Sreenivas,

There is no separate software like sftp in hp-ux but we can download and install SSH bundle to get it.

Please use link to download:
http://www.software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=T1471AA

Once you will download it to server in some temp location e.g. /tmp/ssh.

run following

swinstall -s /tmp/ssh/depotfile.depot
swlist |grep -i ssh

Also, use secureshell manuals from docs.hp.com


Regards,
Deepak

[csreenivas]

Hi

Thank You.
As the product T1471AA is only for
HP-UX 11i v1 - A.05.00.024
HP-UX 11i v2 - A.05.00.025
HP-UX 11i v3 - A.05.00.026

But I have to install it on HP UX 11.00 for which OS is out of support and I would also like to know the patches that are required to install sftp on 11.00.

[Deepak Kr]

Hi,

FYI, HP had already pulled support for the this version of OS, in 2006. so no depot version is available for this version.

However you can try downloading n compiling from below archive software link:

http://mirrors.develooper.com/hpux/

Regds,
Deepak

[Court Campbell]

I will have to disagree with SEP. ftp daemons such as vsftp allow SSL. So the connections are secure. your end users would need an ftp client that supports SSL also.

[Steven E. Protter]

Point taken Cambell.

I've been to Internet Security class and made telnet and ftp secure. Its a lot of work when compared to merely installing ssh.

HP does have archives of openssh ports (called secure shell) on ftp servers and if you have a software contract and ask nicely they might grant you access to one with openssh/secure shell software on it.

SEP