ProFTPD Over SSL/TLS

ProFTPD Over SSL/TLS 2014/08/30

	Configure ProFTPD to use SSL/TLS.
[1]	Create certificates.

[root@www ~]#  cd /etc/pki/tls/certs  [root@www certs]#  openssl req -x509 -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout proftpd.pem -out proftpd.pem -days 365  Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key ......++++++ .......++++++ writing new private key to '/etc/pki/tls/certs/proftpd.pem' ----- You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated into your certificate request. What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN. There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank For some fields there will be a default value, If you enter '.', the field will be left blank. ----- Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]: JP # country State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]: Hiroshima     # State Locality Name (eg, city) []: Hiroshima # city Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]: Server World     # company Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []: IT Solution     # department Common Name (eg, YOUR name) []: www.server.world     # server's FQDN Email Address []: xxx@server.world # admin's email [root@www certs]#  chmod 600 proftpd.pem

[2]	Configure ProFTPD.

[root@www ~]#  vi /etc/proftpd.conf # add follows to the end TLSEngine on TLSRequired on TLSProtocol SSLv23 TLSLog /var/log/proftpd/tls.log TLSRSACertificateFile /etc/pki/tls/certs/proftpd.pem TLSRSACertificateKeyFile /etc/pki/tls/certs/proftpd.pem [root@www ~]#  systemctl restart proftpd

FTP Client : CentOS

	Configure FTP Client to use FTPS connection.
[3]	Install FTP Client and configure like follows.

[redhat@dlp ~]$  vi ~/.lftprc # create new set ftp:ssl-auth TLS set ftp:ssl-force true set ftp:ssl-protect-list yes set ftp:ssl-protect-data yes set ftp:ssl-protect-fxp yes set ssl:verify-certificate no [redhat@dlp ~]$  lftp -u cent www.server.world  Password: lftp cent@www.server.world:~>

FTP Client : Windows

[4]	For example of FileZilla on Windows, Open 'File'-'Site Manager'.

[5]	Input user info like follows, for encryption field, select "explicit FTP over TLS".

[6]	The user's Password is required. Input it.

[7]	The following waring is shown because the certificate is own created, it's no ploblem. Go next.

[8]	Just connected with FTPS.