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Whats a good FTP server? I have been running FileZilla, which seems okish. But I've noticed that a lot of people try to hack ftp servers and FileZilla only has very basic controls to prevent people from hacking. (so far no ones actually managed to get in... so thats good!)

I was wondering if there were better options out there? Especially interested in recommendations from people who know they get targeted by hackers.

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There's not really any such thing as a "secure" FTP server - you have to switch to SFTP or FTPS if you want real security. There's a lot of reasons why (plain text passwords being just one).

The catch with SFTP is that a lot of your favourite clients might not support it. For a more detailed discussion, check this question here: http://serverfault.com/questions/131240/ftp-v-s-sftp-v-s-ftps - your solution will depend on how many users you need to support.

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there's more to being secure then enabling a layer of encryption. Encryption is the start, but it's not the only thing to consider. – user37899 Apr 11 '10 at 23:05
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@user37899, I really don't think Farseeker was implying that encryption is the only issue. The key point is that FTP is insecure ALWAYS. – John Gardeniers Apr 12 '10 at 0:42
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Just run FileZilla as a SFTP server on a port that is not the standard port SSH port 22. Instead , run your SFTP server on port 2222 or something. "Security through obscurity."

My second favorite SFTP server is "NULL FTP Server".

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