SFTP download, install and configure instructions required.

[Khalil Ahmed]

(Please note the question below was accidently posted under the "Linux - Sys Admin" section, so appologies if you monitor both and have seen the question before).


QUESTION: We have recently had an audit carried out on our systems and one of the audit recommendations was to not use FTP but use the more secure version SFTP. Can anyone recommend where I can download a free copy of SFTP from for our HP9000 Unix Servers, and also some documentation on how to go about setting it up. Also, will I need to install any Windows client software to use SFTP, and if so where can I download this client software from for free? (we are currently running Windows XP on our PCs).

Many Thanks

Khalil

[Mark Grant]

Well, you can get all teh software you need for this, for both platforms here,

http://www.asu.edu/it/fyi/comm/sw/serveraccess/ssh.html#download

[Vijaya Kumar_3]

SSh is the solution for you which includes scp by default. For Windows clients, It is better to use SecureCRT or SSH Secure Shell (www.ssh.com) or some other commercial product.

But, when you install SSH, scp comes with it. "scp" is the client software for Secure Copy in all the unix boxes.

Download the SSH depot from here:
http://www.software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=T1471AA

this includes install instructions

[Mobeen_1]

Khalil,
You can download it from
http://winscp.sourceforge.net/eng/protocols.php

regards
Mobeen

[Steven E. Protter]

I am attaching a configuration doc which will tell you how to configure password free connectivity between your HP-9000 servers.

It is applicable once you pick a client for your Microsoft boxes as well.

SEP

[Marc-Aurele Brothier]

You can also download Filezilla (http://filezilla.sourceforge.net) as the client program for windows. It is capable of using SFTP, and it looks like any FTP program!
And it's free