Go Back   FlashFXP Forums > >

General Discussion Need help? Have a problem? Let us help you. Bug reports and feature requests should be made using the Bug Tracker or Feature Tracker

Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 09-30-2009, 08:19 AM   #1
MxxCon
Super Duper
FlashFXP Beta Tester
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 3,881
Default

By default FlashFXP is uses a simple scramble for your passwords.
So if you don't take an extra step to enabling encryption, your passwords are possible to retrieve.
Many people don't take that extra step, either because they don't know, don't care, or don't want to be bothered to enter their password on every start.

Just because WinSCP or Putty are not on THAT list, doesn't mean malware does not target them or passwords stored in them are secure.
furthermore, Putty can not store your passwords at all, you have to manually enter them every time you login. If you don't store the passwords, there is nothing to steal.
In such case you are not treating FlashFXP and Putty on equal grounds.
If you are not going to store passwords in FlashFXP, they are going to be just as secure as they are in Putty.

WinSCP does allow you to store passwords, however they are also scrambled and easily retrievable.
FlashFXP goes one step further by providing you an actual encryption of your passwords. WinSCP does not. They just tell you not to store them in WinSCP.

If that's the case, don't save your passwords in FlashFXP(just like you do with putty or winscp) and enter them every time you login.
__________________
[Sig removed by Administrator: Signature can not exceed 20GB]
MxxCon is offline  
Closed Thread

Tags
flashfxp, ftp, fxp, malware, password


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:38 AM.

Parts of this site powered by vBulletin Mods & Addons from DragonByte Technologies Ltd. (Details)