Secure Server Management Report
Janina Sajka
janina at afb.net
Tue Oct 2 11:39:59 EDT 2001
Hi, Stephen:
Thanks for the correction. This does seem to be the correct uri, but
didn't you say this was shareware? What I see is a 30-day free trial and a
$99 licensing fee. That's not necessarily a killer condition, I suppose,
but I would think that a little tweaking with screen reader set files
would be a preferable first step.
Glad to have the uri. Thanks again.
On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Dawes, Stephen
wrote:
>
> Sorry Janina, I gave you some misinformation. I was reading from the help about file, and gave you the url from the parts copy right by: entry.
>
> Here is the url taken from help about, and I have tested it, and it is now the correct one.
>
> http://www.vandyke.com
>
> Again, sorry for the confusion!
>
>
> Stephen Dawes B.A. B.Sc.
> Web Business Office, The City of Calgary
> PHONE: (403) 268-5527.
> FAX: (403) 268-6423
> E-MAIL ADDRESS: Stephen.Dawes at gov.calgary.ab.ca
> Internet: http://www.gov.calgary.ab.ca
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Janina Sajka [mailto:janina at afb.net]
> > Sent: 2001 October 01 6:13 PM
> > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> > Subject: RE: Secure Server Management Report
> >
> >
> >
> > I did not see secure crt on this site. Perhaps it's there and
> > I'm just
> > tired of poking around on websites, but I did look.
> >
> > I will say that it seems there are several clients out there,
> > but they all
> > seem to have either the ssh.com or the OpenSSH code at their core.
> >
> > On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, Dawes, Stephen wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I have been using secure crt from:
> > >
> > > http://www.core-sdi.com
> > >
> > > This SSH client works well with:
> > > JFW Versions: 3.70, 3.71, & 4.00.
> > >
> > > Secure CRT is share ware, and I don't remember the licence
> > cost. The only short coming that I have found with Secure CRT
> > > is that it does not have an implementation of SCP, which
> > would eliminate the need for secure ftp.
> > >
> > >
> > > Stephen Dawes B.A. B.Sc.
> > > Web Business Office, The City of Calgary
> > > PHONE: (403) 268-5527.
> > > FAX: (403) 268-6423
> > > E-MAIL ADDRESS: Stephen.Dawes at gov.calgary.ab.ca
> > > Internet: http://www.gov.calgary.ab.ca
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Janina Sajka [mailto:janina at afb.net]
> > > > Sent: 2001 October 01 12:41 PM
> > > > To: Charles Crawford; Matt Campbell; Earlene Hughes
> > > > Cc: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> > > > Subject: Secure Server Management Report
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Dear Colleagues:
> > > >
> > > > This report summarizes my explorations of functionality and
> > > > accessibility
> > > > in current SSH clients for Windows. As you will recall, I
> > (and others)
> > > > have strongly advised against using telnet and ftp for
> > > > administration of
> > > > ACB's remote web server simply because these applications are
> > > > insecure.
> > > > Rather, SSH is recommended because it provides the same
> > > > functionality but
> > > > in a manner where all of the information transmitted
> > across the public
> > > > Internet has been secured with strong data encryption. This is
> > > > particularly important for usernames and passwords which
> > > > allow access to
> > > > system level functions on this remote server. And, such security
> > > > precautions have only become more important since the events
> > > > of September
> > > > 11 last.
> > > >
> > > > Fortunately, the news for ACB is very good. I will point you
> > > > to a fully
> > > > accessible and fully featured ftp client with full support
> > > > for ssh2--the
> > > > current standard. This should take care of the need to move
> > > > files back and
> > > > forth very nicely. The news for command line access isn't
> > > > quite as good,
> > > > though it is still not bad. Herewith the details:
> > > >
> > > > 1.) File Transfer Agents
> > > >
> > > > There is really only one choice here. CuteFTP Pro 1.0 has
> > > > absolutely everything ACB needs to manage files on its remote
> > > > server securely. CuteFTP Pro stands head and shoulders above
> > > > the competition both on accessibility and on ftp features.
> > > > It is, unfortunately, not a free software program, but it is
> > > > very excellent all the way around. Be sure you get CuteFTP
> > > > Pro 1.0, and not the older CuteFtp 3.5 or 4.0 clients which
> > > > do NOT support ssh. A free 30 day trial copy can be
> > > > downloaded from GlobalScape, the manufacturer of CuteFTP Pro at:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.globalscape.com/download/index.shtml
> > > >
> > > > My second, and very viable, choice for managing these files
> > > > remotely is the DOS command line utilities that are
> > > > available in the SSH for Windows 32-bit operating
> > > > environments client available free of charge to nonprofits at
> > > >
> > > > http://www.ssh.com
> > > >
> > > > Regretably, the Windows utilities in this package are only
> > > > partially accessible. But, they are also only partly as
> > > > capable as Cute FTP -- lacking such important features as
> > > > "resume upload." Still, the DOS ports of the unix commands scp
> > > > and sftp will work very well for anyone who still has good
> > > > speech access to DOS;
> > > >
> > > > 2.) Terminal Access
> > > >
> > > > The options for a good command line on the web server are not
> > > > as clear as for file management. Fortunately, though,
> > > > there are very good secure substitutes for telnet, and their
> > > > accessibility is probably no less than the accessibility
> > > > for the various telnet clients. Let me explain:
> > > >
> > > > Not unlike the circumstances in available telnet clients,
> > > > available ssh clients range from fully accessible clients to
> > > > not so accessible ones. And, the reasons for this are
> > > > substantially the same because, after the connection is made, what
> > > > telnet presents onscreen is no different than what ssh
> > > > presents onscreen.
> > > >
> > > > So, if you think that telnet is accessible on Windows, you
> > > > will likely get the same level of accessibility from the
> > > > SSH Client for Windows available from:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.ssh.com
> > > >
> > > > In order to get the same functionality, however, you will
> > > > likely need to apply whatever set files are associated with
> > > > your Windows telnet client to this SSH application.
> > > >
> > > > If, on the other hand, you are able to run in DOS, you will
> > > > find the command line version which comes with this
> > > > application vastly superior. This DOS client simply works
> > > > with asap or vocal-eyes.
> > > >
> > > > CONCLUSIONS
> > > >
> > > > The Windows CuteFTP Pro 1.0 client should be used for secure
> > > > remote file management;
> > > >
> > > > The DOS SSH2.EXE client from ssh.com should be used for
> > > > secure remote terminal access;
> > > >
> > > > The telnet server should be removed from the web server;
> > > >
> > > > FTP access should be limited to anonymous access only;
> > > >
> > > > ADDITIONAL NOTES
> > > >
> > > > There is yet another SSH application available on Windows
> > > > called PuTTY. While it is not as accessible, in my view, as
> > > > the applications named above, it could be as accessible if a
> > > > competent programmer were to fix the interface. This is
> > > > possible because PuTTY is an open source application. The
> > > > source code, documentation, and current executables for PuTTY
> > > > can be found at:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
> > > >
> > > > Respectfully Submitted,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > Janina Sajka, Director
> > > > Technology Research and Development
> > > > Governmental Relations Group
> > > > American Foundation for the
> > Blind (AFB)
> > > >
> > > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
> > > >
> > > > Chair, Accessibility SIG
> > > > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
> > > > http://www.openebook.org
> > > >
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> > > > King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at
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> > > >
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> > > >
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> > Janina Sajka, Director
> > Technology Research and Development
> > Governmental Relations Group
> > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
> >
> > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
> >
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Janina Sajka, Director
Technology Research and Development
Governmental Relations Group
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
Chair, Accessibility SIG
Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
http://www.openebook.org
Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper,
Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp
Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther
King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at
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