Take the 2-minute tour ×  I have to back up some data from
windows 7 machines over the internet, and I rarely use windows
so am distrustful of it in general. Specifically:    1. Is there
any sort of check that the server is the same as it was last
time, so you have some assurance you are not being MITM
attacked, before giving authentication information?   2. Is
authentication information (e.g., passwords) sent in plaintext
to eavesdroppers (ala telnet/ftp)?   3. Is the data sent in
plaintext to eavesdroppers?   4. If I only setup a read-only
share for one user (who has no other permissions), have I opened
myself up to any other security holes?  This isn't high security
stuff -- just backup of routine small business data (should not
contain billing/financial/confidential stuff, though cannot
guarantee), but I'm trying to see if I need to setup a VPN or
choose try running rsync under windows.  share|improve this
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