Is FTP insecure?

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    Is FTP insecure, and if so, how insecure is it? I figured that it is as secure as you make it. But it seems the IT guy at my work refuses to use FTP for anything because it is insecure.

    So I was just curious what your thoughts were on the security of FTP.
     
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  2. chiefshuddle

    chiefshuddle Banned

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    Yes, standard FTP is completely insecure as it is plain text.

    There are secure versions of FTP that you can look at implementing though.
     
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  3. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    Yes... use SFTP if at all possible.
     
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  4. Slapyo

    Slapyo Well-Known Member

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    I use SFTP all the time. But it seems that as long as it contains FTP, he won't have anything to do with it.
     
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    wwm Peon

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    i use WinSCP3

    its very secure :)
     
    wwm, Mar 20, 2006 IP