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File Transfer Protocol HASH Command for Cryptographic Hashes
draft-ietf-ftpext2-hash-02

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Document Type
This is an older version of an Internet-Draft whose latest revision state is "Replaced".
Expired & archived
Authors Anthony Bryan , Tim Kosse , Daniel Stenberg
Last updated 2011-06-10 (Latest revision 2011-02-01)
Replaces draft-bryan-ftp-hash
Replaced by draft-bryan-ftpext-hash
RFC stream Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
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Stream WG state WG Document
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IESG IESG state Expired
Consensus boilerplate Unknown
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Responsible AD Pete Resnick
Send notices to ftpext2-chairs@tools.ietf.org, draft-ietf-ftpext2-hash@tools.ietf.org

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Abstract

The File Transfer Protocol does not offer any method to verify the integrity of a transferred file, nor can two files be compared against each other without actually transferring them first. Cryptographic hashes are a possible solution to this problem. In the past, several attempts have been made to add commands to obtain checksums and hashes, however none have been formally specified, leading to non-interoperability and confusion. To solve these issues, this document specifies a new FTP command to be used by clients to request cryptographic hashes of files.

Authors

Anthony Bryan
Tim Kosse
Daniel Stenberg

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