[kman42]

FTP is listed in the Sharing Pref Pane. Is this really SFTP?

If it is really SFTP is there a way to it to use certificates for logging in rather than passwords? I have my home machine and my work machine set up with SSH keys that I use with rsync to backup my work computer and I'm wondering if I can use the same setup to easily (graphically) move files back and forth.

thanks,
kman

[OreoCookie]

No, it's not. You have to enable ssh and presto. sftp is not really a protocol, sftp apps simply convert the `well-known' ftp commands via ssh into cli commands and it renders the output accordingly. If you have set up ssh to use certificates, it should work just fine via any sftp app.

[Angus_D]

Originally Posted by OreoCookie 

No, it's not. You have to enable ssh and presto. sftp is not really a protocol, sftp apps simply convert the `well-known' ftp commands via ssh into cli commands and it renders the output accordingly. If you have set up ssh to use certificates, it should work just fine via any sftp app.

That's not actually entirely true. SFTP is a subsystem of SSH, and is a real protocol. See draft-ietf-secsh-filexfer-13.

[kman42]

So all I need to have turned on is Remote Login (SSH)? No need to turn on FTP as well, right?

kman

[CharlesS]

No, you don't need to turn FTP on, and it's really better if you don't, because you'll be more secure with it off.

[OreoCookie]

Originally Posted by Angus_D 

That's not actually entirely true. SFTP is a subsystem of SSH, and is a real protocol. See draft-ietf-secsh-filexfer-13.

I stand corrected.