FTP : ProFTPD Over SSL/TLS2025/09/15

	Configure ProFTPD to use SSL/TLS.
[1]	Create self-signed certificates. However. if you use valid certificates like from Let's Encrypt or others, you don't need to create this one.

root@www:~#

cd /etc/ssl/private

root@www:/etc/ssl/private#

openssl req -new -x509 -nodes -newkey ec:<(openssl ecparam -name secp384r1) -keyout proftpd.pem -out proftpd.pem -days 3650

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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:/etc/ssl/private#

ll proftpd.pem

-rw------- 1 root root 1307 Sep 15 09:49 proftpd.pem

[2]	Configure ProFTPD.

root@www:~#

apt -y install proftpd-mod-crypto

root@www:~#

vi /etc/proftpd/modules.conf

# line 26 : uncomment

LoadModule mod_tls.c

root@www:~#

vi /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf

# line 143 : uncomment

Include /etc/proftpd/tls.conf

root@www:~#

vi /etc/proftpd/tls.conf

# line 10-12 : uncomment and change

TLSEngine               on
TLSLog                  /var/log/proftpd/tls.log
TLSProtocol             TLSv1.3

# line 27, 28 : uncomment and specify your certificate

TLSRSACertificateFile                   /etc/ssl/private/proftpd.pem
TLSRSACertificateKeyFile                /etc/ssl/private/proftpd.pem

root@www:~#

systemctl restart proftpd

FTP Client : Debian

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

debian@client:~$

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

debian@client:~$

lftp -u debian www.srv.world

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

FTP Client : Windows

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

[5]	Input connection information like follows, and for encryption field, select [Require explicit FTP over TLS].

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

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

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