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How To Get Started

WS_FTP Server can be used without configuring the SSL Utility, but unless you select the Disable SSL option in the Host window, anyone will be able to make a secure connection with you. If you do not wish to use the SSL capabilities, you should select the Disable SSL option.

If you do want to allow users to make secure connections, follow these directions to set up your server.

  1. The first step is to replace the default key and certificate installed with WS_FTP by creating a new certificate. Follow the directions for generating a certificate to accomplish this.

Note: The default key and certificate included with WS_FTP Server are exact copies of the files distributed to all users. If you do not generate a new certificate and set of keys, no data encrypted by your server will be completely secure.

  1. On the Certificate Selection tab, replace the default values with the certificate, private key, and pass phrase generated with the Certificate Creation tab.
  2. Determine what level of security you want for your server. For the highest security, click the Option tab and select the Certificates are requested and verified upon connection option. When this option is selected, the server requires the FTP client to send their certificate when attempting to log on.

If the certificate sent from the client to the server was not signed by a certificate on the host's Trusted Authorities database, the connection will fail. Read the Trusted Authorities section for more information on this process.

For the lowest level of security, you can stop after selecting a certificate on the Certificate Selection tab.

  1. If you do want to limit which users can make an SSL connection to your server, add the certificate you are going to use to sign user certificates to the Trusted Authorities database for the host they have an account on. Read the Signing a Certificate section for more information on this process.

From here, WS_FTP server is ready to accept SSL connections.


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