Linux SSH Key Login
Linux SSH Key KB ID 0001928 Problem Having a comms background, SSH connecting to something is a procedure I’m very familiar with. You SSH to something, it asks you for a username and password, and providing that they are correct, you’re connected. Also, because the client and server negotiate the encryption of the password, the information sent over SSH is protected from being sniffed or captured. Which is great until an...
Windows Server 2022 SFTP
KB ID 0001779 Problem Note: This will also work on Server 2019 There’s really no excuse to be using FTP any more, it’s insecure and your username, passwords and data are sent in clear text! So let’s put the secure in FTP and deploy Windows Server 2022 SFTP instead! Note: Yes there’s FTPS as well (and it’s not the same), that adds a secure layer to the old FTP protocol. SFTP is a completely different...
Backing up a Remote Linux Machine With Windows (Using Rsync and Cygwin)
KB ID 0000892 Problem The goal here was for me to get a backup of my VPS server (Running CentOS 6). My background is primarily Windows based, so I wanted a solution where I can just run the backup from a Windows machine, (i.e. my my laptop) and let it connect, login and perform the backup. What is Rsync? If you are familiar with Robocopy it’s similar, it can perform a backup/sync of data and encrypt that data while it’s...