Enabling Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) on the File
Transfer Protocol (FTP) server provides more security features for your FTP
server.
To enable SSL on the FTP server, follow these steps:
- In System i® Navigator,
expand .
- Right-click FTP.
- Select Properties.
- Select the General tab.
- Choose one of these options for SSL support:
- Secure only
Select this option
to allow only SSL sessions with the FTP server. Connections can be made to
the nonsecure FTP port, but the FTP client must negotiate an SSL session before
the user is allowed to log in.
- Non-secure only
Select this to prohibit secure
sessions with the FTP server. Attempts to connect to an SSL port will not
connect.
- Both secure and non-secure
Allows both secure
and non-secure sessions with the FTP server.
Note: You do not need to restart the FTP server. It
dynamically detects that a certificate has been assigned to it.
If it does not dynamically detect this change, verify that you have the latest
PTFs applied to your system.