ngs, files
uploaded or downloaded) are still sent &quot;in the clear&quot;.</b> Your
password (and the other FTP commands sent by the client) is not.

<p>
<b>Server Configuration</b><br>
The server side of the connection needs some configuration to make the ssh
tunneling work as well.  First, the client need a valid account on the remote
host is necessary in order to support the ssh tunnel.  A valid shell is not
strictly necessary for these ssh tunnels, though; something like:
<pre>
  #!/bin/sh
  sleep 10
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