secure rsync question

secure rsync question

[Jude DaShiell]

I've been reading the linux security cookbook and they recommend whenever 
using rsync to run rsync through ssh.  Is it possible to do that for 
speakup distribution downloads?

Re: secure rsync question

[Willem van der Walt]

Yes.
rsync -essh thisfile user@machine.com:/thatfile
will copy thisfile to thatfile on machine.com.
HTH
Willem


On Fri, 8 Apr 2005, Jude DaShiell wrote:

> I've been reading the linux security cookbook and they recommend whenever 
> using rsync to run rsync through ssh.  Is it possible to do that for speakup 
> distribution downloads?
>
>
>
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> Speakup mailing list
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> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
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Re: secure rsync question

[Janina Sajka]

Ah, why?

These are files accessible via anonymous ftp? So, there's nothing there
to be encrypted. Your password isn't traveling anywhere on the net.

Yes, you can do -e ssh with rsync, and it's certainly advisable when
moving sensitive data, including your account password.

But, think a bit more clearly about this, please.

Jude DaShiell writes:
> I've been reading the linux security cookbook and they recommend whenever 
> using rsync to run rsync through ssh.  Is it possible to do that for 
> speakup distribution downloads?
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup

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