I wish there was a variant of sftp that used ssh for authentication and then dropped the encryption for transfer. I am transferring files over the local network and I do not care that our smart TV¹ is sniffing the packets. But what I *do* care about is that when I'm logging in my password not be sent in the clear²
¹ DEFINITELY compromised by at least three nation-state actors
² Where it will be captured by the nation-state actors which have compromised our smart TV
mcc /
npub1tq…m6nqn
2024-06-09 19:39:55
Author Public Key
npub1tq4yr3hv50gjeq9v6fy20j8nquxg8jzehxkpwwwtanq8fncf5arsdm6nqnPublished at
2024-06-09 19:39:55Event JSON
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