WU-FTPD 2.6.1 release notes (5900-1547, January 2011)
Table Of Contents
- WU-FTPD 2.6.1 release notes
- Contents
- 1 WU-FTPD 2.6.1 Release Notes
- Announcement
- What Is In This Version
- WU-FTPD 2.6.1 Features
- Support for TLS/SSL
- Cryptography Algorithm
- Prerequisites for Configuring the TLS/SSL Feature
- Certificates and Authorities
- Generating Certificates and Keys Using OpenSSL 0.9.7m
- Configuring a WU-FTPD TLS Server and an FTP Client
- Configuring an FTP Server in a TLS/SSL Environment
- Configuring an FTP Client in a TLS/SSL Environment
- Basic Configuration for Secured File Transfer
- Virtual FTP Support
- Setting up Virtual FTP Support
- Support for Virtual FTP
- Without ftpservers (4) File
- Usage
- The virtual address allow usernameand virtual address deny username directives
- The virtual address private directive
- The virtual address root path and virtual address banner path directives
- The virtual address logfile path directive
- The virtual address hostname string directive
- The virtual address root path and virtual address email string directives
- The virtual address incmail emailaddress directive
- The virtual address mailfrom emailaddress directive
- Usage
- With ftpservers(4) File
- Usage
- The virtual address allow username and virtual address deny username directives
- The virtual address private directive
- The root path directive
- The banner path directive
- The logfile path directive
- The hostname some.host.name directive
- The email emailaddress directive
- The incmail emailaddress directive
- The mailfrom emailaddress directive
- Usage
- Without ftpservers (4) File
- Setting up a Virtual FTP Server
- The privatepw Utility
- New Clauses in the /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess File
- Enabling the Identification Protocol (RFC 1413)
- New Feature Related to Data Transfer
- Field Added to the /var/adm/syslog/xferlog File
- Command-Line Options
- IPv6 Support
- HP-Specific Features
- Other Features
- Support for TLS/SSL
- Changed and Removed Features
- Compatibility and Installation Information
- Known Problems and Limitations
- Related Information
- Defects Fixed in This Release
• RFC 959 (FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (FTP))
• RFC 1639 (FTP Operation Over Big Address Records (FOOBAR))
• RFC 2428 (FTP Extensions for IPv6 and NATs)
What Is In This Version
The revision of WU-FTPD 2.6.1, B.11.11.01.014 on the HP-UX 11i v1 operating
system contains defect fixes.
For information on defect fixes, see “Defects Fixed in This Release” (page 45).
WU-FTPD 2.6.1 Features
Following are the WU-FTPD 2.6.1 features supported on the HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i
v2 , and HP-UX 11i v3 operating systems:
NOTE: Except for the TLS/SSL feature, all the features discussed in this section are
available in WU-FTPD 2.6.1 on the HP-UX 11i v1 operating system.
Support for TLS/SSL
The Transport Layer Security/Secure Socket Layer (TLS/SSL) feature enables the HP-UX
FTP product to use the security features provided by OpenSSL. When this feature is
enabled, HP-UX FTP provides a secured FTP session and a secure file transfer.
This section discusses the various components used by TLS/SSL to provide security services.
It also discusses the prerequisites for configuring the TLS/SSL feature, the procedure to
generate certificates and keys using OpenSSL, and to configure an FTP client and server
in an TLS/SSL environment.
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