+1 One of the lesser known features in IIS, but worth its weight in gold when you do this kind of stuff. Watch out for timeouts if you have to do large files.
troy -----Original Message----- From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 6:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: File share I'd go WebDAV. Client part is built into XP and Vista. Server part exists in most web servers (including IIS). You can secure it using TLS/SSL (and require client certs if you want in addition to server certs) Cheers Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, 23 December 2008 6:08 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: File share > > On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 11:47 AM, Glen Johnson <gjohn...@vhcc.edu> wrote: > > What would be the groups recommendation for giving users access to file > > shares via the internet. > > VPN isn't an option due to security concerns. > > Well, if you're *really* concerned about security, I would suggest > SFTP with public key authentication. You can get pretty decent client > and server software for "free". Public keys mean you're protected > against password guessing and man-in-the-middle attacks. However, > this would require software install on the client, exchange of keys, > and possibly some user training. So it's a non-trivial deployment. > > I can't speak to web-based file access front ends so much. WebDAV > (built in to IIS, Apache) and SharePoint get recommended a lot. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
