News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The Fed Is Down. Parent comment

Re:The Fed Is Down by gruez on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:01PM (#26254954)
It's probably VPNed and/or FTP over TLS (aka FTPS).
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The Fed Is Down by xtracto on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:29PM (#26255362)
No, these things use SFTP which is mainly ssh over 22
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The Fed Is Down by gruez on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:41PM (#26255559)
anecdotal counter-evidence:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7647166

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7638063

This is probably because people often conflate SFTP (ssh-based protocol) with FTPS (FTP over TLS) eg. royal bank which says "secure ftp" (which suggests SFTP), but also mentions SSL (which suggests FTPS).

https://www.rbcroyalbank.com/ach/cid-212563.html

[ Parent | on HN ]