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FTP Over SSL/TLS and Firewall Support


Is there any open source/commercial FTP client which supports FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS) over firewall/proxy? Since If we use SSL/TLS, the Control channel is encrypted and the Firewall couldn't understand the port used for data communication. But, If we use passive mode, is this limitation can be addressed?


Solution

  • Filezilla supports FTPS.

    IF you configure Filezilla to use a very restricted set of ports, and open those in the firewall, then that should get around the issue with the control channel?