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At-rest encryption. Use SFTP log-in credentials to unlock/decrypt encrypted drive or folder on an Ubuntu Linux server

Posted on October 20, 2021 by mechcaptain

I have a simple file server running on a small Ubuntu machine that facilitates file sharing and 2 way folder syncing between my and my girlfriend’s 4 computers through SFTP over a private network.
The setup works great for this purpose. I … Continue reading At-rest encryption. Use SFTP log-in credentials to unlock/decrypt encrypted drive or folder on an Ubuntu Linux server→

Standard for encrypt files before transfer them over internet

Posted on October 2, 2021 by VSB

I know there are some standards for transferring data securely such as HTTPS for web applications, or SPC & SFTP for secure file transfers.
Encrypting files using PGP is a way to encrypt files during emails transfers.
I want to add a l… Continue reading Standard for encrypt files before transfer them over internet→

Percent-encoding in WinSCP in SFTP password, why?

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Francesco Mantovani

I recently discovered the problem with Percent-encoding.
It makes perfectly sense when we are dealing with such problem in a browser scenario. But I don’t get why a software like WinSCP can be affected by the same issue.
In my opinion the … Continue reading Percent-encoding in WinSCP in SFTP password, why?→

Does Forcepoint Security Manager 8.5 (WebSense) allows SFTP petitions?

Posted on August 4, 2021 by user1261620

Can I use Forcepoint Security Manager 8.5 (WebSense) as an http proxy for my SFTP client connections to external Servers?
Currently when doing http requests I’m able to specify an http proxy to fetch external resources (Ex. google.maps) an… Continue reading Does Forcepoint Security Manager 8.5 (WebSense) allows SFTP petitions?→

Why does Lightsail require the server’s private key to connect via SFTP?

Posted on August 3, 2021 by kmgardner

I am still learning about SSH, SFTP and private/public keys. My elementary understanding of keys is that the private key should remain on the machine it was generated on and never be shared.
I have a Lightsail instance that I would like to… Continue reading Why does Lightsail require the server’s private key to connect via SFTP?→

How do I create a pem file that I can use in a console app to authenticate to an SFTP service?

Posted on June 11, 2021 by tnk479

I’m writing a little program that downloads some basic data, consolidates it into a CSV and drop it to an SFTP server. I’m told that I need to generate a pem file. My search online suggests that pem is a private/public key pairing and that… Continue reading How do I create a pem file that I can use in a console app to authenticate to an SFTP service?→

Double check if an SSH account is SFTP-only and chrooted

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Mamsds

Note that this question is not about how to do chroot or make an account SFTP only. The question is about whether there are specific ways for a sysadmin to check if a chrooted and SFTP-only account is correctly set.
Usually I do chroot or … Continue reading Double check if an SSH account is SFTP-only and chrooted→

Is it a good idea to host a SFTP server within a dockerized environment with mounted host directories?

Posted on October 1, 2020 by user1173240

For platform hardware independence, a proposal to host a SFTP server within a containerized environment was being considered.
A container or pod would have the server running within it, with mounted host directories for file related operat… Continue reading Is it a good idea to host a SFTP server within a dockerized environment with mounted host directories?→

Why many IT corporate companies love TLS?

Posted on September 16, 2020 by coder_v_3.0

Instead of depending on secure application protocols such as HTTPS, SSH, SFTP,
Secure SMTP, DNS-Sec, etc., many corporate IT environments use TLS for
communication between the modules or systems of their enterprise applications,
specifical… Continue reading Why many IT corporate companies love TLS?→

SFTP server with storage encryption

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Kirikan

I’m looking for an unusual solution that uses SFTP server for data transfer but said SFTP server also should act an encryption proxy i.e. all the data it stores on the server side should be encrypted. Although I could use host (OS-wide) en… Continue reading SFTP server with storage encryption→