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Re: sftp from IBMi to remote server

However, the userid/pw is stored in plain text in the FTP script.

True? It is on our system.

J

On 11/26/2019 12:08 PM, Patrik Schindler wrote:
Hello Jerry,

Am 26.11.2019 um 21:00 schrieb Jerry Draper <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

The problem with userid/pw is that it is sent in clear text.

That's wrong. Before authentication takes place, ssh (and nothing else is SFTP in the end) negotiates an encrypted session. Only after this channel is secured, ssh (and SFTP, and scp) transmits credentials.

:wq! PoC

PGP-Key: DDD3 4ABF 6413 38DE - https://www.pocnet.net/poc-key.asc



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