#Core ftp client download not installer how to#
Furthermore, I wanted to provide a sample on how to connect to a FTP server using SSL using Microsoft. Looking for a free client to be used during my session demos, showing interoperability with other platforms, I realized that there was no single piece of software supporting all the features I needed.
#Core ftp client download not installer Patch#
Note: vsftpd FTPS support requires version 2.1.0 or a small patch avilable on the project homepage for version 2.0.7. Support for SSL/TLS has been introduced in the most used FTP servers: Microsoft FTP for IIS 7.0, vsftpd, wu-ftpd, FileZilla server, to name a few. The SSL/TLS encryption feature, as stated in the RFC 4217 document, provides a solution for this and other security related limitations. Altough FTP is one of the oldest Internet protocols still in use today, some of its features are still largely needed as they can't be easily replaced by, for example, an HTTP server.
One of the main problems with standard FTP communications, is that all the username / password communication is performed in clear text, easily eavesdropped by sniffing the network traffic.
The idea of this client was born while preparing some material for a technical speech session I was going to give at the Italian Microsoft TechDays - WPC 2008, about IIS 7.0 new features, including the Microsoft FTP for IIS 7.0 add in and its freshly introduced support for SSL/TLS. A list of the implemented RFC standards and specific commands follows. The aim of this FTP/FTPS client is to support the advanced features provided by most modern FTP servers, primarily, but not limited to, encryption via SSL/TLS and UTF8.
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