FTP is a very insecure protocol because all passwords and all data are transferred in clear text. By using TLS, the whole communication can be encrypted, thus making FTP much more secure. This article explains how to set up ProFTPd with TLS on an Ubuntu 11.04 server.
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Superbowl H5N1
1 year 34 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago
Stop using FTP! Learn how to transfer files securely!
It is time to stop using FTP.
lozz
1 year 33 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago
Wake-up reminder
I stopped being slack and installed it. There's a slight change in the package title, now;
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'proftpd-basic' instead of 'proftpd'
openssl is already the newest version.
This doesn't effect the directions falco provided, however.