Setting up an FTP server

jwijesundra · 07-10-2004, 11:15 AM

Hi, I'm using Fedora Core 2, and I want to run an FTP server on it. Can anyone tell me where I can find detailed instructions on how to do this. Also the server needs to use SSL.

Thanks

ppuru · 07-10-2004, 11:42 AM

latest vsftpd (2.01) has ssl support.

idaho · 07-10-2004, 06:41 PM

Here is a link to the RHEL ftp documentation:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/e...p-servers.html

charon79m · 07-11-2004, 01:26 AM

Personally I use the sshd that is already running on your box and use sftp. It's an ssl ftp session and it uses my ssh keys.

Cheers

MrKnisely

jwijesundra · 07-11-2004, 08:05 AM

Does vsftpd support secure file transfers or does it use SSL only for logins?

ppuru · 07-11-2004, 08:22 AM

The current release of vsftpd supports TLS/SSL. You can visit their website and download the latest source/rpms.

jwijesundra · 07-12-2004, 09:35 AM

Thanks everyone for all the information, but I have one more question.
I set up vsftpd and it is working, but I created a self signed 512bit RSA private key. But when connecting to the server 168bit DES is used. How can I make sure that it uses 512bit encryption?

name_in_use450 · 07-12-2004, 05:23 PM

Clearing stuff up

ssh has sftp as a sub-daemon and it works very well. This is DIFFERENT from ftp over SSL which is abbreviated 'ftps' as oppossed to 'sftp'. Heh. Different ports, different protocol. Unless you are overly concerned with packet sniffing (which on your private network shouldnt be an issue at all) I would just run the basic ftp.

jwijesundra · 07-13-2004, 04:50 AM

How do I set up sftp, I already have a running ssh daemon.

ppuru · 07-13-2004, 05:04 AM

You don't have to do much

sftp <remote ip>

name_in_use450 · 07-13-2004, 08:24 AM

yep

exact syntax is:

sftp username@hostname

where hostname can be IP or DNS address