Conversion to SSH

We would like to move from applications which send passwords across the net in the clear to ones which encrypt end-to-end traffic. This table describes how we get from here to there.

Current
software Secure
software Date when secure
software will be
available Date when current
software will be
removed Instructions for
installing clients Discussion

telnet,
rlogin,
rsh ssh now
(on Solaris 8 machines) 9/1/2002 Windows: Obtain
and install from
MacOS X: Built into OS.
Linux: Built into OS. What other platforms?

Should work with some
flavor of .rhosts.

ftp sftp now
(on Solaris 8 machines) 9/1/2002 Windows: Part of package
MacOS X: Built into OS.
Linux: Built into OS.

rcp scp now
(on Solaris 8 machines) 9/1/2002 Windows: ???
Mac (pre-OSX): Obtain
and install
MacOS X: Built into OS.
Linux: Built into OS. Is there one for Windows?

Current software	Secure software	Date when secure software will be available	Date when current software will be removed	Instructions for installing clients	Discussion
telnet, rlogin, rsh	ssh	now (on Solaris 8 machines)	9/1/2002	Windows: Obtain and install from MacOS X: Built into OS. Linux: Built into OS.	What other platforms? Should work with some flavor of `.rhosts`.
ftp	sftp	now (on Solaris 8 machines)	9/1/2002	Windows: Part of package MacOS X: Built into OS. Linux: Built into OS.
rcp	scp	now (on Solaris 8 machines)	9/1/2002	Windows: ??? Mac (pre-OSX): Obtain and install MacOS X: Built into OS. Linux: Built into OS.	Is there one for Windows?

Question: Do we need to support ftp at all for ftp:// URLs on machines with web servers? I don't think so. Too bad there's no ftps://hostname// protocol.

This page last updated Jne 13, 2013.