Re: Secure FTP Using SSH

[Wayne McAlpine <wayne.mcalpine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When you say "native sftp client" what exactly are you referring to? 
The qshell component of OS400 plus the 5733SC1 licensed program?  In my 
mind, that's not a native solution since it runs in a unix shell.  There 
isn't any other way to run an sftp client, is there?

Shalom Carmel wrote:
> I use the native sftp client on iSeries.
> sftp requires either a user/password pair, or key exchange.
> If you are looking to automate unattended file transfers then you must 
> use keys.
> BTW, this is true only for the openssh client, like the one we have in 
> PASE.
> Putty (for windows) lets you script file transfers without passwords.
>
> Shalom Carmel
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> www.hackingiseries.com
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> > I have been looking for a native sftp client for iSeries for some time
> > and saw this a redbook a few months ago but it goes far beyond what we
> > need to do and really does not speak to the simple sftp without using
> > keys. Our sftp need still uses a userid/password for authentication just
> > like ftp and ftps but runs the sftp protocol which the FTP command will
> > not do. Has anyone used this native sftp client in this type of
> > environment?