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
7 years 19 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago
Stop using FTP! Learn how to transfer files securely!
It is time to stop using FTP.
lozz
7 years 19 weeks 1 day 21 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.