Re: SFTP / FTPS

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Did I miss it or are we STILL WAITING for SFTP to be BASE O/S .... ???? 

On 2021-06-15 19:29, Don Brown via MIDRANGE-L wrote:

> Same here.
>
> It actually became an argument and somewhat heated.
>
> So user name and password for the time being.
>
> Don
>
> From:   "Jerry Draper" <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To:     "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" 
> <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   16/06/2021 03:49 AM
> Subject:        Re: SFTP / FTPS
> Sent by:        "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Completely agree.
>
> However.
>
> In one cases (grrrr!) we have partner who won't cooperate on keys.
>
> Hard to believe but it happens.
>
> Jerry
>
> On 6/15/2021 10:35 AM, Jack Woehr via MIDRANGE-L wrote: On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 10:34 AM Jerry Draper <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> You can do either key-exchange or userid/password.
>
> For maximum security, password authentication should be disabled,
> especially for accounts used for automated periodic EDI exchanges.
>
> Public key authentication is the way to go.