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Re: [Plug] Individual FTP Accounts
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> I wouldn't use FTP at all, if you're concerned about security --
> passwords transmitted in the clear, big gaping holes... not nice at all.
> Probably the easiest thing is to set up a re-rooted account (put chroot
> in the shell start-up script) so they can only see their home directory,
> and then let them use scp to come grab files.
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> Alternatively you could use the file storage module of the Ars Digita
> Community System (www.arsdigita.com), a free and open-source web
> toolkit... but that would probably be using a cannon to kill a flea.
if it's just for downloading files, you could use the https, and .htaccess
features of apache (or any other websever for that matter) -- and set up
individual directoires for each user, or class of user. Let them each have
their own password, and only allow access to their own area for downloading.
https://www.box.com/downloads/private/mycompanyname/file.xyz
k
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