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Originally posted by bigdog
For uploads is ssh safer then useing ftp? and is haveing ftp access on your server a security risk at all?
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SSH sends your password in an encrypted form while FTP sends it plaintext. Anyone capable of sniffing your traffic can grab your password easily. That being said, I would recommend SFTP or SSH for all your remote needs.
Whether or not having FTP on your server is a security risk or not depends on how good you or your techs are at keeping up with patches. SSH can be unsecure as well for the same reasons.