WHS. Secure FTP Server advice needed.

[The Asgard]

Can anyone recommend a secure FTP server for use with WHS 1?

Currently looking at Filezilla which seems to serve all my needs but uncertain to how secure it is? Backdoor passwords, access to all the drive ....

Only other option is to host the FTP Server on a XP VM which would limit access.


Any thoughts or advice?

 

[tntcoder]

Filezilla is going to be as good choice as any, you will not find things like backdoor passwords in such common tools. Your time is better spent configuring and locking it down correctly, for example disabling anonymous logins, locking down accounts to specific directories with correct permissions etc and firewalling inbound/outbound traffic correctly.

Also keep in mind that authentication over FTP is all done in plaintext, so it can be trivial to intercept usernames/passwords. Filezilla support FTP/S though, so use that if you can, guide here: http://wiki.filezilla-project.org/SSL/TLS

 

[The Asgard]

Filezilla is going to be as good choice as any, you will not find things like backdoor passwords in such common tools. Your time is better spent configuring and locking it down correctly, for example disabling anonymous logins, locking down accounts to specific directories with correct permissions etc and firewalling inbound/outbound traffic correctly.

Also keep in mind that authentication over FTP is all done in plaintext, so it can be trivial to intercept usernames/passwords. Filezilla support FTP/S though, so use that if you can, guide here: http://wiki.filezilla-project.org/SSL/TLS

Thats what I hoped. Already setup FTPS and pretty much locked down the server apart from folder permissions which I will do. I only have the FTP port open and forwarded which I checked with Shields Up. I don't use the browser on the server and any software is downloaded on the client and virus checked. Other than poor passwords it should be pretty secure, hopefully. It's just when something is free I tend to think its less secure some how.

Thanks for the advice mate, appreciated.