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SFTP Access on Windows Server 2008

Madmath Posted messages 4 Status Member -  
Bluetiger007 Posted messages 142 Status Member -
Hello,

I am setting up an FTP server on a Windows 2008 server. I deployed FileZilla Server, created my groups and users, and so far everything is fine, I can connect via FTP.

Now I want to use SFTP and not FTP-SSL (I just discovered today that these are two different things).
I followed this documentation https://wiki.filezilla-project.org/Howto
I generated my key with Puttygen and loaded it into Pageant.

I would like to connect with WinSCP using SFTP.
I leave my username and password saved (from when I was using FTP) and choose SFTP as the protocol.
I test the connection and I get in WinSCP: Access denied and it asks me to enter the password.
In the FileZilla Server log I get:
(000050) 15/02/2010 15:21:11 - (not logged in) (86.64.71.74)> Connected, sending welcome message...
(000050) 15/02/2010 15:21:11 - (not logged in) (86.64.71.74)> 220-FileZilla Server version 0.9.34 beta
(000050) 15/02/2010 15:21:11 - (not logged in) (86.64.71.74)> 220 Welcome to the FTP
(000050) 15/02/2010 15:21:32 - (not logged in) (86.64.71.74)> disconnected.

It cannot log in while there are no issues with FTP.

If anyone more knowledgeable than me could explain the procedure to follow....

Thank you in advance.

Mathieu
Configuration: Windows XP Firefox 3.6

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Answer 1 / 4
brupala Posted messages 111108 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 434
 
Hello,
have you properly indicated to WinSCP where your private key is located?
edit:
Just reading the FileZilla wiki whose link is above:
Support for SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) is not implemented in Filezilla Server.
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and ... Voilà Voilà Voilà!
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Answer 2 / 4
Madmath Posted messages 4 Status Member
 
Yes, this is what I've also seen a bit, but then why do I find this: https://wiki.filezilla-project.org/Howto#SFTP_using_SSH2:_Key_based_authentication ???
Or is it only related to the FileZilla Client?
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brupala Posted messages 111108 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 434
 
It only concerns the client, indeed.
Edit:
It often leads to quite a few misunderstandings to have given the same name to the server and the client since they have nothing to do with each other, and especially to treat both in the same documentation.
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and ... There you go!
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Answer 3 / 4
Madmath Posted messages 4 Status Member
 
Thank you for all this information!
And in that case, do you know of an FTP server that can implement SFTP?
Is FTPS much less secure otherwise?
Thanks again.
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brupala Posted messages 111108 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 434
 
FTPS is not less secure, but they are two different things:
SSH is very much linked to the Unix/Linux world
SSL is more universal.
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and ... Here you go!
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Bluetiger007 Posted messages 142 Status Member 1
 
Hello,
I have a somewhat identical problem except that I want to set up an SSL FTP on Windows Server 2003 without using FileZilla or the options provided by Windows Server 2003.
Please, where can I find the documentation on the subject???
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Answer 4 / 4
Madmath Posted messages 4 Status Member
 
Thank you for these details!
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