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So today I was tasked to set up a SFTP server on our Windows 2003 App Server. "No problem", I thought, "I'll just go plug in an SSL certificate". No such luck; it appears IIS doesn't support SecureFTP?

So can anyone recommend a good (Preferrably free) SFTP server for Windows? I've already tried EnterpriseDT CompleteFTP and it refused to populate a UI when I tried to open it.

Bass

I'm pretty sure SFTP is a fancy name for the SSH file transfer protocol.

You can get SSH from here:
http://www.openssh.com/

TimP

Find out if it's FTP over SSH (SFTP) or FTP with SSL (FTPS). They are both encrypted, but implemented vastly differently. OpenSSH will not do FTP with SSL.

Skeeterbug

http://www.freeftpd.com/?ctt=download

Using it in production here. Does FTP and SFTP.

figuerres

SlackmasterK wrote:

So today I was tasked to set up a SFTP server on our Windows 2003 App Server. "No problem", I thought, "I'll just go plug in an SSL certificate". No such luck; it appears IIS doesn't support SecureFTP?

So can anyone recommend a good (Preferrably free) SFTP server for Windows? I've already tried EnterpriseDT CompleteFTP and it refused to populate a UI when I tried to open it.

as I recall IIS7 / windows server 2008 will have ftp with ssl.

but no IIS6 or before do not.

alexmac

It is a commercial solution but Serv U have a secure FTP software.
http://www.serv-u.com/

After using the non secure version for a while which I would recommend I decided to upgrade to the secure one.

HOWEVER! after installing it I couldnt get it to connect securely (despite firewall being properly configured etc) I then find an article on their website saying the security wont work over NATed connections??

I havent looked into this that much but surely this must be possible.

Bass

figuerres wrote:

SlackmasterK wrote:So today I was tasked to set up a SFTP server on our Windows 2003 App Server. "No problem", I thought, "I'll just go plug in an SSL certificate". No such luck; it appears IIS doesn't support SecureFTP?

So can anyone recommend a good (Preferrably free) SFTP server for Windows? I've already tried EnterpriseDT CompleteFTP and it refused to populate a UI when I tried to open it.

as I recall IIS7 / windows server 2008 will have ftp with ssl.

but no IIS6 or before do not.

FTPS is FTP with SSL. SFTP is the SSH file transfer protocol. They very almost completely different on a protocol level. But you can run both on Windows, just not through IIS.

Cyonix

What about http://stunnel.mirt.net/ - "multiplatform SSL tunneling proxy"

figuerres

Bass wrote:

figuerres wrote:

SlackmasterK wrote: So today I was tasked to set up a SFTP server on our Windows 2003 App Server. "No problem", I thought, "I'll just go plug in an SSL certificate". No such luck; it appears IIS doesn't support SecureFTP?

So can anyone recommend a good (Preferrably free) SFTP server for Windows? I've already tried EnterpriseDT CompleteFTP and it refused to populate a UI when I tried to open it.

as I recall IIS7 / windows server 2008 will have ftp with ssl.

but no IIS6 or before do not.

FTPS is FTP with SSL. SFTP is the SSH file transfer protocol. They very almost completely different on a protocol level. But you can run both on Windows, just not through IIS.

:s

did you not read my reply?

I know that IIS6 does not have them.

I said that *The Next Version* of IIS has one of them.

was that not clear the first time?

perhaps this page will help:
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/310/whats-new-for-microsoft-and-ftp/

please read.

SlackmasterK

TimP wrote:

Find out if it's FTP over SSH (SFTP) or FTP with SSL (FTPS). They are both encrypted, but implemented vastly differently. OpenSSH will not do FTP with SSL.

i believe it's FTP over SSH. They executed a command 'sftp' to access it.

Skeeterbug wrote:
http://www.freeftpd.com/?ctt=download
Using it in production here. Does FTP and SFTP.

Will look into.

I did install something called Filezilla, which is working for FTP... It wants an SSL cert; so that won't work. Must be FTPS.

What do I need when I do get an SFTP server set up? Is there some sort of key / certificate / secret handshake I need to learn? What is the process for acquiring it?

SlackmasterK

Skeeterbug wrote:

http://www.freeftpd.com/?ctt=download

Using it in production here. Does FTP and SFTP.