>
> Greetings,
>
> I'm in a situation where I need to copy files from one host to another
> via a cron job. Automated FTP is out, due to the need for the
> communication to be encrypted. Is it possible to automate scp or sftp
> to do this? The only problem I can see so far is having to spec the
> password somehow, and I'd rather not have a password or passphrase
> stored in a file..
>
What is the problem with using automated FTP?
FTP can provide authenticated/encrypted communications for both
command and data channels using Kerberos 4, GSSAPI-Kerberos 5, SRP, or
SSL/TLS.
Jeffrey Altman * Sr.Software Designer
The Kermit Project * Columbia University
612 West 115th St * New York, NY * 10025 * USA
http://www.kermit-project.org/ * [EMAIL PROTECTED]
