Research: Encryption for File Transfer

[tuckplace]

This issue can only be done once a file transfer option has been researched and decided on. Need to investigate a way to encrypt the files before sending and decrypt them after receiving. Needs to use ECC key and be able to be sent over a socket.

• [x] Way to encrypt file once it has been read in
• [x] Ability to send encrypted file
• [x] Way to decrypt received file
• [x] Need outline for how this would work based on the results of the file transfer research.

[EWFranks]

FPTS is FTP using SSL -(Encryption) Using SSL, a secure socket layer is a security protocol that creates a encrypted link between a server and a browser on the web. This SSL methods is already established and as the message is read in the encryption class will be called to encrypt the message. The client encrypts a secret key with the server's public key, which is stores the encrypted file on the server -(Decryption) The same process as encryption works with decrypt. But the server will decrypt the file using a different key that allows the decrypted file to be obtained by the client. Which this is already done as well.

Send Encrypted files -Three scenarios for transferring files will be present.

<1> Source FTPS Server to Target FTPS Server -A middle connection that pushed files to the target FTPS and pulls files from the source server. The middle medium is by the client. <2> Source FTPS Client to Target FTPS Client -A middle connection is represented by the server, while the source client pushes files to the server and then the target client pulls them. <3> Source FTPS Server to Target FTPS Client -A middle connection is represented by a server and a client. The client pulls the file from the source server. Then the targeted client pulls files from the server.