Comments on: SSIS FTP Task - Code to set the password http://www.proteanit.com/b/2008/02/13/ssis-ftp-task-code-to-set-the-password/ pro·te·an (prō'tē-ən, prō-tē'-) "Exhibiting considerable versatility or diversity" Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:54:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Frank http://www.proteanit.com/b/2008/02/13/ssis-ftp-task-code-to-set-the-password/#comment-31010 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:30:37 +0000 http://www.proteanit.com/b/2008/02/13/ssis-ftp-task-code-to-set-the-password/#comment-31010 Hey Chris, Glad you got it working... hope the laptop survives another day ;-) Cheers Hey Chris,

Glad you got it working… hope the laptop survives another day ;-)

Cheers

]]> by: Chris http://www.proteanit.com/b/2008/02/13/ssis-ftp-task-code-to-set-the-password/#comment-31009 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:58:32 +0000 http://www.proteanit.com/b/2008/02/13/ssis-ftp-task-code-to-set-the-password/#comment-31009 UPDATE: the prefix to my variable "user::" seems to have been the problem. I removed this and it worked. That prefix has never caused problems in the past, shame i was looking forward to giving it a damn good thrashing! UPDATE:

the prefix to my variable “user::” seems to have been the problem. I removed this and it worked.

That prefix has never caused problems in the past, shame i was looking forward to giving it a damn good thrashing!

]]> by: Chris http://www.proteanit.com/b/2008/02/13/ssis-ftp-task-code-to-set-the-password/#comment-31008 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:36:13 +0000 http://www.proteanit.com/b/2008/02/13/ssis-ftp-task-code-to-set-the-password/#comment-31008 Hi guys, I just can't get this to work at all. I have exactly the same requirement as the millions of other people who have all resolved it using the above. It just doesn't work in my solution!!!!!!!!!!! It's ok though as I'm about to take a chainsaw to my laptop. It has to be something obvious! Hi guys,

I just can’t get this to work at all. I have exactly the same requirement as the millions of other people who have all resolved it using the above. It just doesn’t work in my solution!!!!!!!!!!!

It’s ok though as I’m about to take a chainsaw to my laptop. It has to be something obvious!

]]> by: Tom http://www.proteanit.com/b/2008/02/13/ssis-ftp-task-code-to-set-the-password/#comment-27937 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:59:01 +0000 http://www.proteanit.com/b/2008/02/13/ssis-ftp-task-code-to-set-the-password/#comment-27937 Thanks for the script! Saved me some time today Thanks for the script! Saved me some time today

]]> by: Fran http://www.proteanit.com/b/2008/02/13/ssis-ftp-task-code-to-set-the-password/#comment-9207 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:19:43 +0000 http://www.proteanit.com/b/2008/02/13/ssis-ftp-task-code-to-set-the-password/#comment-9207 Hello, Great script. Shame it has to be done that way but there you are. Thanks you've saved me ages! Fran Hello,

Great script. Shame it has to be done that way but there you are. Thanks you’ve saved me ages!

Fran

]]> by: Frank http://www.proteanit.com/b/2008/02/13/ssis-ftp-task-code-to-set-the-password/#comment-1135 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:52:46 +0000 http://www.proteanit.com/b/2008/02/13/ssis-ftp-task-code-to-set-the-password/#comment-1135 I couldn't agree with you more :-) Especially where FTP is concerned - there's little point getting all security conscious when no matter where the password comes from, it will be sent over the network in clear text. A simple packet sniffer will tell you the password anyhow! It is possible to configure the connection manager's password directly, but you have to be careful with your package encryption settings. If you are saving your configurations to xml file, then a package saved with encryption level "DontSaveSensitive" is going to wipe out your password. What you then have to do is type it into the .dtsConfig file after you've saved the package, but before you deploy it. Personally, I prefer to set all my component properties from variables and configure the variables instead. It makes debugging much easier, because you can see the values at run-time. Cheers Frank I couldn’t agree with you more :-)

Especially where FTP is concerned - there’s little point getting all security conscious when no matter where the password comes from, it will be sent over the network in clear text. A simple packet sniffer will tell you the password anyhow!

It is possible to configure the connection manager’s password directly, but you have to be careful with your package encryption settings. If you are saving your configurations to xml file, then a package saved with encryption level “DontSaveSensitive” is going to wipe out your password. What you then have to do is type it into the .dtsConfig file after you’ve saved the package, but before you deploy it.

Personally, I prefer to set all my component properties from variables and configure the variables instead. It makes debugging much easier, because you can see the values at run-time.

Cheers
Frank

]]> by: EQUINEXUS http://www.proteanit.com/b/2008/02/13/ssis-ftp-task-code-to-set-the-password/#comment-1134 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:14:36 +0000 http://www.proteanit.com/b/2008/02/13/ssis-ftp-task-code-to-set-the-password/#comment-1134 SSIS prevents you from setting the value of ServerPassword using an expression (i.e. when you look in the expressions window for an FTP Connection, the property "ServerPassword" is not available in the properties drop down). Presumably this was Microsoft's way of increasing security; because if you're using an expression to set the ServerPassword you're probably planning to specify the password in a variable (which is plain text). This is just plain annoying. Security should be left to the user and not foisted on them. There are many instances where the visibility of the password in the local environment would not be an issue. That said Frank's solution works great. Thank you Frank :) SSIS prevents you from setting the value of ServerPassword using an expression (i.e. when you look in the expressions window for an FTP Connection, the property “ServerPassword” is not available in the properties drop down).

Presumably this was Microsoft’s way of increasing security; because if you’re using an expression to set the ServerPassword you’re probably planning to specify the password in a variable (which is plain text).

This is just plain annoying. Security should be left to the user and not foisted on them. There are many instances where the visibility of the password in the local environment would not be an issue.

That said Frank’s solution works great. Thank you Frank :)

]]> by: Dan http://www.proteanit.com/b/2008/02/13/ssis-ftp-task-code-to-set-the-password/#comment-987 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:06:14 +0000 http://www.proteanit.com/b/2008/02/13/ssis-ftp-task-code-to-set-the-password/#comment-987 Thanks for this. It worked like a charm! Thanks for this. It worked like a charm!

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