FTP : Pure-FTPd Over SSL/TLS2021/05/20

	Configure Pure-FTPd to use SSL/TLS.
[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/ssl/private

root@www:/etc/ssl/private#

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) [AU]:JP   # country code
State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:Hiroshima       # state
Locality Name (eg, city) []:Hiroshima  # city
Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:GTS  # company
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:Server World          # department
Common Name (e.g. server FQDN or YOUR name) []:www.srv.world    # server's FQDN
Email Address []:root@srv.world        # admin's email

root@www:/etc/ssl/private#

chmod 600 pure-ftpd.pem

[2]	Configure Pure-FTPd.

root@www:~#

echo "2" > /etc/pure-ftpd/conf/TLS

root@www:~#

systemctl restart pure-ftpd

FTP Client : Ubuntu

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

ubuntu@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

hirsute@client:~$

lftp -u ubuntu www.srv.world

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

FTP Client : Windows

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

[5]	Input connection infomation 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 ploblem. Go next.

[7]	Just connected on FTPS connection.

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