Best SSH Server for Windows XP ?

[MrDoomMaster]

I'm considering running a 3rd party server application for SSH on my Windows XP Professional SP2 machine.

Could someone recommend the *best* SSH server program for windows? I do not care about cost, I care about best functionality, interface, and features.

Thanks.

[MrDoomMaster]

Com'on guys...

[Tuttle]

I think you might be overestimating the usage of SSH servers on Windows. Typically Windows boxes have something like Remote Desktop enabled; SSH servers are far more a *nix thing.

The only commercial SSH server I'm aware of is SSH Tectia.

[MrDoomMaster]

I think you might be overestimating the usage of SSH servers on Windows. Typically Windows boxes have something like Remote Desktop enabled; SSH servers are far more a *nix thing.

The only commercial SSH server I'm aware of is SSH Tectia.

Fair enough.

I'm just trying to find something a bit more secure than FTP to access my hard drives remotely. Any suggestions?

[flachebaq]

I've had a few situations where I needed to set up a web server where numerous users needed remote access. WebDAV and FrontPage extensions were out of the question in both situations due to the software the developers were using. I had several servers that either had multiple web sites or individual sites with numerous developers each editiing seperate directories of the site.

I'll skip the configuration issues on the production machines since you're just looking for some type of remote access to files. We used WS_FTP Server from IpSwitch on all of the development servers when developers were working from home or were remote contract employees. WS_FTP Server will do SSL over FTP to secure all transmissions. It will also allow you to use an external database of user accounts and passwords. So, if an account is comprised, the attacker doesn't necessarily have a userid for the system.

[Tuttle]

You can transfer files with Remote Desktop. Hit the Options button in the connection screen, then go to Local Resources and check Disk Drives. The remote session will then have things like "C on computername" available for use.

Another option would be to set up a VPN connection to the machine and then run FTP over that. XP Pro can act as a VPN server to a single client at once.

[MrDoomMaster]

I am very aware of this. I suppose I forgot to mention that I think remote desktop is a bit of an "overkill". It supports many features which I could care less about.

I want something like FTP, but more secure. I suppose I could setup my FTP server to require secure connections.