TC7 beta 3 - SSL FTP is great! :o)

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TC7 beta 3 - SSL FTP is great! :o)

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I just wanted to say well done to Ghisler about the SSL FTP feature in TC7 beta 3!. I've wanted it for long and now it's here and so far it seems to work flawlessly!

Keep up the great work, and sorry if this message is off topic, I just wanted to express my gratitude!


Best regards

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Post by *ghisler(Author) »

Thanks, but there is still a lot of work to do. I have already started it, e.g. to make the icon turn gray when the user chooses to accept the certificate. Also client certificates are not supported for now.
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By the way, for many years, the answer to all SSL FTP requests was "the Swiss (it was Switzerland, was it?) laws prohibit the crypto export". Was opensssl.org the way around that?

Or did something change, since as far as I know, openssl has been around for some time?
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Post by *ghisler(Author) »

Was opensssl.org the way around that?
Yes, using plugins and addons isn't illegal. I do not export any crypto this way.
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ghisler(Author) wrote:
Was opensssl.org the way around that?
Yes, using plugins and addons isn't illegal. I do not export any crypto this way.
Great! I'm glad you came up with the OpenSSL idea! :)
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Yes, SSL support is a brilliant idea :!: :!: :!:
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Post by *SPeller »

It will be great if it will support SFTP, not only FTPS.
PS: Sorry for my english.
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Post by *fabiochelly »

There is already a plugin for SFTP transfers called Secure FTP Connections
Fabio Chelly.
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This plugin is buggy and very-very slow. And it can not store saved connections in TC ftp list. Native support will be much better.
PS: Sorry for my english.
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SPeller wrote:This plugin is buggy and very-very slow. And it can not store saved connections in TC ftp list. Native support will be much better.
That's true unfortunately.

SFTP is the standard transfer method for a lot of linux root servers. As long as you can connect with putty via SSH, it's almost always possible to connect with the same user/pass using WinSCP (which shoud use Secure FTP in the end).

WinSCP is nice, because it has a commander interface, but of course it doesn't compare to the REAL commander, so built-in SFTP would be appreciated 8)
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Post by *ThurahT »

Lets not confuse FTPS with ssh file transfers.. SFTP.. or is it SFTP thats inplented in TC7B3?? As you understand I have not tested Beta.. I am wating.. Patientially..
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GaMMa wrote:As long as you can connect with putty via SSH, it's almost always possible to connect with the same user/pass using WinSCP
WinSCP use putty :)
is it SFTP thats inplented in TC7B3??
No, it is different things.
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Post by *ThurahT »

That didn't help.. : )

Edit: Bah.. Never mind.. It is FTPS.. You participated in a thread about it where you discuss it..
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Post by *deckard »

I just wanted to say well done about the switch to the built-in Windows CryptoAPI for SSL FTP! :)

I'm long term TC user (20+ years) and started this thread about my excitement 10 years ago, when the OpenSSL support was implemented.

Today, I rarely use FTP anymore to be honest, but this is a great improvement! :)

Thanks for all your hard work Christian, TC is the best!
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Post by *ghisler(Author) »

And just today, SFTP has followed! The newest beta is using CryptoApi (crypt32.dll) and the newer Libbcrypt (brypt.dll). However, the latter requires Windows Vista or newer, so the old openssh/openssl combination is still supported.
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