On Wednesday, 04/30/2008 at 01:20 EDT, David Boyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't understand why the Unix/Linux world prefers SFTP to FTPS > > Implementation of SFTP doesn't require certificate management > infrastructure and expensive certificates from external organizations. > Ssh is also open source and freely distributed; few if any FTPS clients > or servers are.
No certificate management? Feh. You are responsible to adhere to your company's policy regarding certificates. Old or ill-managed certificates are just as dangerous as old or ill-managed passwords. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott