Dear Madhu, In message <8f2265d4f62b409f83f6bdd21953d...@sg2pr01mb0394.apcprd01.prod.exchangelabs.com> you wrote: > > Our motivation is to boot the OS over the network using FTP ( > because it is going to be more secure with login/passwd credentials, > before file-transfer), instead of TFTP. Hence we are exploring the > option of FTP client in U-Boot..
If you are concerned about security you should NOT use FTP, as FTP authentication is based on a clear-text protocol, i. e. it will transmit your password in plain text over the network. Anyone able to run a sniffer anywhere on this net will be able to see it. > If not, we are looking for any "Authenticated" file transfer over > network in existing U_boot. This probably makes more sense - especially, as it's already supported in mainline U-Boot - assuming you have good ways to manage your keys on your device. Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: w...@denx.de He who hesitates is not only lost, but miles from the next exit. _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
