FTP Server : Pure-FTPd over SSL/TLS2021/03/16

	Enable SSL/TLS for Pure-FTPd to use secure FTP connections.
[1]	Create self-signed certificates. But if you use valid certificates like from Let's Encrypt or others, you don't need to create this one.

[root@www ~]#

cd /etc/pki/tls/certs

[root@www certs]#

openssl req -x509 -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout pure-ftpd.pem -out pure-ftpd.pem -days 3650

Generating a RSA private key
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writing new private key to 'pure-ftpd.pem'
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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.
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Country Name (2 letter code) [XX]:JP   # country code
State or Province Name (full name) []:Hiroshima    # State
Locality Name (eg, city) [Default City]:Hiroshima  # city
Organization Name (eg, company) [Default Company Ltd]:GTS  # company
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:Server World     # department
Common Name (eg, your name or your server's hostname) []:www.srv.world  # server's FQDN
Email Address []:root@srv.world   # admin's email

[root@www certs]#

chmod 600 pure-ftpd.pem

[2]	Configure Pure-FTPd. Configure basic settings before it, refer to here.

[root@www ~]#

vi /etc/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.conf

# line 418 : uncomment

TLS                          1

# line 438 : uncomment and specify your certificate

CertFile                     /etc/pki/tls/certs/pure-ftpd.pem

[root@www ~]#

systemctl restart pure-ftpd

[3]	If Firewalld is running, allow passive ports.

[root@www ~]#

vi /etc/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.conf

# line 179 : uncomment and fix passive ports with any range you like

PassivePortRange             60000 60100

[root@www ~]#

systemctl restart pure-ftpd

# allow fixed passive ports

[root@www ~]#

firewall-cmd --add-port=60000-60100/tcp --permanent

success
[root@www ~]#

firewall-cmd --reload

success

FTP Client : CentOS

	Configure FTP Client to use FTPS connection on CentOS Stream.
[4]	Install FTP Client first, 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.srv.world

Password:
lftp cent@www.srv.world:~>

FTP Client : Windows

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

[6]	Click the [New site] button and input connection infomation like follows, for encryption field, select [explicit FTP over TLS].

[7]	User's Password is required. Input it.

[8]	If you set self-signed certificate, following warning is shown, it's no problem. Go next.

[9]	If settings are OK, it's possible to connect to FTP server with FTPS like follows.

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