Best Command-Line FTP Clients for Linux
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a network protocol used for transferring files between a client and a server on a computer network. The very first FTP applications were made for the command line before...
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How to Change FTP Port in Linux
FTP or File Transfer Protocol is one of the oldest network protocol used today as standard file transfers over computer networks. FTP protocol uses the standard port 21/TCP as command port. Although, there are...
How to Upload or Download Files/Directories Using sFTP in Linux
sFTP (secure File Transfer Program) is a secure and interactive file transfer program, which works in a similar way as FTP (File Transfer Protocol). However, sFTP is more secure than FTP; it handles all...
Setting Up a Secure FTP Server using SSL/TLS on Ubuntu
In this tutorial, we will describe how to secure a FTP server (VSFTPD stands for “Very Secure FTP Daemon”) using SSL/TLS in Ubuntu 16.04/16.10. If you’re looking to setup a secure FTP server for...
How to Install and Configure FTP Server in Ubuntu
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a relatively old and most used standard network protocol used for uploading/downloading files between two computers over a network. However, FTP by its original insecure, because it transmits data...
How to Secure a FTP Server Using SSL/TLS for Secure File Transfer in CentOS 7
By its original design, FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is not secure, meaning it doesn’t encrypt data being transmitted between two machines, along with user’s credentials. This poses a massive threat to data as well...
How to Install, Configure and Secure FTP Server in CentOS 7 – [Comprehensive Guide]
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a traditional and widely used standard tool for transferring files between a server and clients over a network, especially where no authentication is necessary (permits anonymous users to connect...
Secure ProFTPD Connections Using TLS/SSL Protocol on RHEL/CentOS 7
By its nature FTP protocol was designed as an insecure protocol and all data and passwords are transferred in plain text, making the job of a third party very easy to intercept all FTP...
Enable Anonymous Account for Proftpd Server in RHEL/CentOS 7
Following the last tutorial concerning Proftpd Server in CentOS/RHEL 7, this tutorial will try to extend Proftpd functionality by allowing you to enable Anonymous account logins. Anonymous logins are used to allow users with...
Installing and Configuring ProFTPD Server in Ubuntu/Debian
FTP servers are the piece of software that allows you to create a FTP connection between your local computer and a web server. ProFTPD is a FTP server for Unix/Linux servers, very configurable and...
