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Install vsftpd using SSL/TLS

  • Install the package vsftpd using:
# sudo apt-get install vsftpd
  • Then install the openssl package
# sudo apt-get install openssl
  • Navigate to ssl directory to create certificate files
# sudo openssl req -x509 -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /etc/ssl/vsftpd.pem -out /etc/ssl/vsftpd.pem
  • Then change the Permission for certificate file only to root user
# sudo chmod 600 vsftpd.pem
  • Edit the vsftpd configuration using
# sudo vim /etc/vsftpd.conf

Change the location of certificate file under

# rsa_cert_file=/etc/ssl/vsftpd.pem
# rsa_private_key_file=/etc/ssl/vsftpd.pem
  • Then enable the ssl for vsftpd and force local user to use ssl
# ssl_enable=yes
# force_local_data_ssl=YES
# force_local_logins_ssl=YES
# pam_service_name=vsftpd
  • Restart the vsftpd service and login from filezilla
# sudo service vsftpd restart