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There are two possible ways to tell, if the site doesn't display a
warning that you are transferring to a secure site.
In the lower-right area of the status bar the padlock will indicated a
locked condition.
In the lower-left area of the status bar, the URL will denote
https://...
-----Original Message-----
From: techwr-l-bounces+david -dot- spreadbury=tellabs -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
[mailto:techwr-l-bounces+david -dot- spreadbury=tellabs -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
] On Behalf Of James Jones
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 12:40 PM
To: 'Lou Quillio'; 'TECHWR-L'
Subject: file transfer security WAS RE: file sharing
LQ: Sounds good, what you said. But there have been quite a few
commercial
file transfer services that have been mentioned so far (on this thread).
Is
there a simple way to tell whether a particular service is using https
and
not just http? Can you tell that they are using https from your browser?
Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
...SSH or SFTP, always. Always. Yes because the files traverse an
encrypted tunnel but, more critically, so do your login credentials.
Re commercial services, same deal. Transfers *and* logins must take
place over HTTPS at a minimum. Must. If not, you must assume
they've been compromised, because you can't know that they haven't
been. Must Assume Compromise.FTP will bite you, eventually, and you
won't
even know...
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