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Re: ftp security (was Re: Yudit text-editor)



On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, Eli Marmor wrote:
> > Just to increase my sysadmin knowledge :) - which configuration might
> > allow to serve vanilla FTP clients and refuse webbrowser's FTP?
...
> Note: There are other things which are *MUCH* more important for
> your security than my junk. Such as immediate installation of any
> patch. Or avoiding clear-text passwords over the Net (use the last
> ssh instead of telnet, don't use ftp except for anonymous, don't
...
why avoid non anonymous ftp? you can use ftp with kerberos authentication.
(it doesn't send clear text passwords. same with telnet, rlogin, and rsh 
with kerberos.)

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> Eli Marmor
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 Elisheva Alexander
 CS System Group
 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel