Enabling Secure Sockets Layer on the File Transfer Protocol server

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:
  1. In System i® Navigator, expand your system > Network > Servers > TCP/IP.
  2. Right-click FTP.
  3. Select Properties.
  4. Select the General tab.
  5. 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.