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I am using a 2TB external hard drive connected to an Asus RT-AC87U.
The router can be accessed from the internet over FTP
with the right username and password.
My question is, that how secure is this connection?
I know that it is protected with the user/pass, but I am thinking of encryption. Is it possible for someone to intercept the connection and get the transferred data?
Also, how would it be possible to make it more secure? I know that there is a protocol called SFTP
for encrypted file transfer. Is possible somehow to use SFTP
instead of FTP
, or what other possibilities do I have to increase security?
In the routers menu I did not find anything related to security with the FTP
server.
You can have a look at the routers menu here: http://event.asus.com/2012/nw/dummy_ui/en/
EDIT:
The solutions I have got so far are way better than I expected, but to be clear about my whole concept here is that I can not really afford a server for 24/24 uptime. However I am looking for an easy solution for my users to be able to access parts of the share and be able to download/upload data in a more secure way. They are not that experienced; I even had to write a step by step guide for them to be able to map the share as a network location.
I would like to keep things easy for them but also as secure as possible.
As we've said, if your router does not support SFTP then this is not an option for you. If your router has VPN capability then you can configure this and find instructions to give to your users to setup their computers. Your limited hardware and requirements don't give you many options... – Kinnectus – 2015-07-15T20:05:06.723
upgrade to Asuswrt-Merlin and you will have SFTP support on your AC-87U Router – Devid – 2016-06-22T07:17:20.310
@Devid thank you, I will try it and give a feedback – Divin3 – 2016-06-22T19:14:31.633