[lug] Checksum & scp

[D. Stimits]

Kyle Moore wrote:
> 
> I'm looking to switch as much of our ftp traffic over to scp as
> possible. I'm wondering two things. SSH's (http://www.ssh.com) web page
> describes SFTP2 as well as SCP2. Anyone know the difference between the
> two? I couldn't find anything on their pages about it. I'm looking for a
> good GUI client for Windows users to use but haven't seen anything
> except SSH's for $99. Seems like most of the gui's are ssh only....I'm
> pretty much just interested in scp (or sftp).
> 
> The other thing I would like to implement is file integrity. I have a
> couple of ideas but am looking for other opinions. Something like having
> a checksum generated automatically before the file is sent and then I
> can compare the checksum after I receive the file.
> 
> -Kyle Moore

Just a guess, but since scp was designed to replace rcp, I would assume
sftp replaces ftp. scp would require a user account authentication,
whereas ftp would use the ftp daemon configuration.

Btw, so far I have not found an OpenSSH URL for windows. Does anyone
know of such?

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com