, many thanks to Michael Jochimsen for pointing out the
incorrect use of ssh port forwarding!</i><br>
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<b>Premise</b><br>
The File Transfer Protocol is an old protocol, and like many of the older
protocols it was developed in a time when security was not of such a paramount
concern.  One aspect of FTP that reflects this is the transmission of
passwords, used to prove to the server that the client is who they say they
are, &quot;in the clear&quot;, unencrypted, visible to any packet sniffer.
Protoco