[cisco-voip] Problem wth freeSSHd SFTP backups on CCM 6.0

[Jonathan Charles]

Fine, then recommend using SFTP...

But support FTP.

Every other Cisco device can be configured to exist in any environment
it finds itself.

You have a router and want it secure? Cool. Don't? Cool too.

Personally, I cannot tell a customer that is exclusively Windows to
buy a Linux box, and the idea that I should force them to is a great
way to kill a sale and drive that customer to Avaya.

Cisco should understand that their equipment will exist in a variety
of environments, and some of them (probably most) are all Windows.

So, Cisco should either provide an SFTP client that they will support
(and warrant) or they should support FTP.

Simple.

The fact that Cisco refuses to consider their customers is a sure sign
that they are on their way out. Because right now the customer base
that is complaining about this is around 80%... and the worst part is
that most of their backups are failing and they have no idea... Will
Cisco pay for that rebuild from scratch? I think not.

It is surprising that Cisco is so anal about this... The big draw to
Cisco is that you can customize to fit any environment and any
security level... now you cannot.

Cisco needs to realize that some environments are NOT the DoD and do
not require high levels of security on their phone system backups
(some customers are pissed that they are forced to enter a complex
password, no such requirement exists on any router or switch or even
ASA...)

So, the customers want it, the partners want their customers happy,
and the engineers want something that will work... and the SFTP
offerings available are not working.



Jonathan

>
> > On Nov 26, 2007 9:11 AM, Jerky <lists at jerkys.org> wrote:
> > > I agree Cisco should have thought about it a bit more when deciding to
> > > force the more secure sftp/scp protocols since there aren't many(or
> > > maybe even any) solid choices for an sftp service on windows.
>
> Perhaps, but Cisco's "other" business is not just networks, but *secure*
> networks. Using a backup protocol that shows your CallManager's admin
> password in clear text is a huge step backwards and I wouldn't want the
> liability, either.
>
> Robert
>
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