[clue] Securing data in transit/at rest.

[David L. Anselmi]

Aaron D. Johnson wrote:
> David L. Anselmi writes:
>> I have a security question too.  Should I encrypt a file I'm sending
>> over SFTP?
>
>  Encrypting it before you send it (what are their requirements
> there?) means you have confidentiality (and possibly authenticity,
> too) at each endpoint.

What do you mean by authenticity and how does encrypting the file provide that (and more 
specifically, how does encrypting the file provide it where the SFTP transfer does not)?

Dave