OpenSSL will be used to make the ssl certificates used by the vsftpd server. The net2ftp will be used to connect to the vsftpd server to transfer files across the internet. The programs used in this guide will be:

Name: vsftpd (Very Secure File Transfer Protocol Daemon)
HomePage: http://vsftpd.beasts.org/
Function: the simplest and most secure way to exchange files over the Internet

Name: OpenSSL
HomePage: http://www.openssl.org/
Function: developed for transmitting private documents via the Internet using cryptographic a system

Name: Apache
HomePage: http://www.apache.org/
Function: Webserver

Name: Net2FTP
HomePage: http://www.net2ftp.com/
Function: a secure FTP client

1. Make the right directories

mkdir /etc/ssl
mkdir /etc/ssl/certs

2. Once that is done run the following command.

cd /etc/ssl/certs
openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 7300 -newkey rsa:2048 \
  -keyout /etc/ssl/certs/vsftpd.pem -out /etc/ssl/certs/vsftpd.pem

fill out all the details that are required.

3. Edit the vsftpd.conf to use the ssl key you just made.

nano /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

4. Start the FTP server

'/etc/init.d/vsftpd'

5. net2ftp comming soon

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