Securely uploading files?

Hello all,

I'm currently wondering whether there is a more secure way to upload files than through FTP. I went through a number of older posts and from what it seems, WebDAV is not supported by DASP because of other security holes than just sending unencrypted passwords. I also read that the only secure way to upload my website files and so on is through FrontPage Extensions.

Now, on the DASP admin interface it says:
IMPORTANT: FrontPage Extension manipulates NTFS permissions. If you do not use FrontPage or Visual Studio to publish your site, then do not install FrontPage Extensions, as it can render your site nonfunctional.

Ideally I don't want to use VS to publish my files but map a network drive. I have a tool called WebDrive that supposedly supports the "FrontPage" protocol to map network drives. Before I activate FP Extensions and test it, what are the side effects of installing it on the server? What NTFS permissions does it change? How would I know that my site is nonfunctional and could I potentially fix it while having FP Extensions enabled? Am I opening any other security holes?

Thanks a lot,

Christoph

 

Hello Bruce,


thanks for the info. I'll give FPE a shot since I have HTTPSenabled/required already.


Christoph