In this recipe, we will learn how to install the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server and configure it to use SSL encryption.
Follow these steps to install the secure FTP server:
Install
vsftpd
with the following command:$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install vsftpd
After installation, we can configure
vsftpd
by editing/etc/vsftpd.conf
.First create the SSL certificate for the FTP server:
sudo openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pem -out /etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pem
Next, configure Vsftpd. Add or edit the following lines in
vsftpd.conf
:anonymous_enable=no local_enable=yes write_enable=yes chroot_local_user=yes Add the SSL certificate created in the previous step: rsa_cert_file=/etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pem rsa_private_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pem ssl_enable=yes ssl_ciphers=high force_local_data_ssl=yes...