Re: Secure file transfer

[Nick Owen <nickowen () mindspring com>]

u.bodalina () gmail com wrote:
> Hi All
> Are there any good solutions for secure file transfer in a corporate environment. 
> This should also cater for:
> 1. Secure transferring of large files which cannot be emailed. 
> 2. Allow the tranfer of these files to people on the internet.
> 3. There should be very little administration of accounts.
> 4. It should be assumed that the files are of a sensitive nature.
> What are the best practices for this and the security implications?
> Thanks in advance.

Webdav should work.  It is multi-platform with drag & drop capabilities
and since it uses HTTP, it can be secured with SSL and the many
authentication options available for HTTP.  Plus, it uses ports 80 and
443.  I recently wrote a how-to that might be helpful:

http://www.howtoforge.com/webdav_with_ssl_and_two_factor_authentication

HTH,

Nick

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