SSL/FXP

Question

Hi,

Im wondering, if edtFTPj(/Pro) will let me fxp files between two ftp servers while using ssl. Is there any information i've missed about this topic? The docs give an example for non-ssl fxp and i havent yet been able to fxp with ssl...

Some example code would be very helpful for me.


Thanks

Answer 1

No, it won't let you do that - it isn't implemented. FXP is inherently insecure (which is why it is disabled by default in most servers). It's even dodgier to do with SSL, as the 2 servers don't verify each others' certificate.

It's not impossible though - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_eXcha ... P_over_SSL

So we could implement it ...

Answer 2

No doubt its not 100% secure. I've been really struggeling for the past days to find any "out of the box" fxp over ssl. without success.

unluckily my coding skills arent THAT high :) and it seems its taking a bit more than just sending PASV, PORT, STOR, RETR in the right order to the ftps :/

any help appreciated...

Answer 3

No that will only work for FXP over plain FTP.

If you are interested in FXP over SSL and want it implemented in edtFTPj/PRO, email us to discuss (support at enterprisedt dot com)