[BlueOnyx:05766] Re: http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3521

[Jeff Jones]

I think it's the default cert and it's not possible to import a custom one.

Jeff

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On 10 Nov 2010, at 23:27, Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet <cobaltfacts at virtbiz.com> wrote:

> Michael Stauber wrote:
>> 2.) "FTP over SSL":
>> 
>> Opposed to "Secure FTP" the FTP session itself gets encrypted - without 
>> sending all the data over a separate SSH connection. Instead the control 
>> channel *and* the data-channel of the FTP session are encryped through SSL or 
>> TLS. Even server to server FTP connections (FXP) can be encrypted via SSL/TLS, 
>> which is not yet possible with "Secure FTP". Thanks to "FTP over SSL" it is 
>> now possible to completly encrypt a passive FTP session. If active FTP is 
>> used, then it's possible to use "implicit SSL", which immediately allows to 
>> start the session encrypted without first issuing "AUTH SSL" or "AUTH TLS" 
>> through an unencrypted plain text command during the startup of the 
>> connection. 
>> 
>> FTP over SSL also works if no SSH connection is allowed or if the FTP user has 
>> no shell assigned. The only requirement is that the user is allowed to login 
>> by FTP and that he is not suspended.
> 
> This looks pretty good.  I think the idea of FTP over SSL is great.   Is 
> a separate SSL certificate required, or is the "default" BX cert used?
> 
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