RE: [MLUG] SecureFTP, University & Open Source stuff

["McNutt, Justin M." <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Technically speaking, any software you develop while an employee of the
University is University property.

This has not stopped many people (including me) from developing and
releasing open source software while employed here.  That's mostly another
one of those safeguard rules to keep you from starting a
mulit-million-dollar software company from your cubicle.  :-)  It's NOT
meant to keep you from contributing to society.

So technically, by releasing software as open source, you're giving away
something that technically belongs to the University, not you.

Don't worry about it.  It's not something they're going to nail you for
unless you start *selling* it while you're still employed here.

With respect to *using* open source programs, there's nothing anywhere,
anyhow in University policy that prevents you from *using* open source apps.

With respect to your original problem:  It sounds like you've got a Java or
ActiveX scripting that runs over a Web browser and you need it to be
tunneled through a secure session.  What about SSL isn't secure enough?
>From a PeopleSoft standpoint, whether it's Java or ActiveX doesn't matter.
That's at a higher layer.  As long as the data is transferred via a method
that employs strong encryption - e.g. scp2, SSL (even OpenSSL), some
proprietary thing that uses 3DES - you're okay.  They're just saying
"something at least *this* good".

Using scp2 *itself* isn't necessary.

--J

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason McIntosh [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 4:36 PM
> To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> Subject: [MLUG] SecureFTP, University & Open Source stuff
> 
> 
> There's one slight problem with this - our main feeder system 
> runs through
> Java.  Also, the requirements for the feed make this a little 
> difficult.
> Considering that we have multiple people, all intending to 
> use the program
> we've got developed to feed some of this data to the PS or 
> FRS systems, it
> proposes to be interesting how the heck we're supposed to do 
> this.  That's
> why I'm asking if anyone has heard or has any classes for secure ftp
> through Java/ActiveX controls.  Otherwise, I might be porting 
> the sftp C
> client over to Java.  I'd rather not mess with it if I don't have to.
> Plus, my boss keeps telling me Open Source is against all University
> Policy, or that Politics say we can't release any software as 
> Open Source,
> and that means I don't think we could use openssh and do 
> anything heavy
> with it - Too many limits right now.  Speaking of which - 
> anyone out there
> got any comments on Open Source and University development.  
> I've got a
> few apps I'd love to release, but I'm currently unable to, and I'm not
> sure whether it's my misunderstanding, my bosses, or just the usual 
> general bureaucratic BS that drives me nuts 
> ...rant,rant,rant,rant,rant.
> Anyway, suggestions on getting software release are much appreciated
> Thanks,
> Jason McIntosh
> 
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> 
> On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Jonathan King wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Jason McIntosh wrote:
> > 
> > > Does anyone happen to know of any scp2 clients that can 
> be added to a
> > > program, i.e. java class objects, ActiveX controls, anything?  It
> > > seems the PeopleSoft system is going to require and scp2 
> compliant ftp
> > > feed, and it's now a mad dash to find such a beast.
> > 
> > Well, I guess this (forcing people to use scp) is the first 
> positive thing
> > I've heard about the great PeopleSoft migration. :-)  An 
> evil person would
> > try to cook up a cygwin-based solution and force everybody 
> to use that...
> > 
> > jking
> > 
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