There is a bug in Firefox that if you try to access an FTP site that doesn't allow anonymous logins, you receive an error message (530 Login Incorrect) instead of being prompted to enter a username and password like IE does.
kb.mozillazine.org/FTP_Authentication kb.mozillazine.org/FTP_Authentication
IET Home : Computer Security : Secure Telnet / FTP Authentication ... The problem with using an FTP client is that password and user information is sent in clear text, which can be intercepted by eavesdroppers. A more secure authentication method (called "Secure FTP" or SFTP) has been developed, and many SFTP clients are...
security.ucdavis.edu/telnet_ftp.cfm security.ucdavis.edu/telnet_ftp.cfm
This walkthrough will lead you through the steps to use managed code to an FTP authentication provider that provides support for dynamic IP restrictions that uses a SQL Server database to store account information.
learn.iis.net/page.aspx/673/how-to-use-managed-code-c-t... learn.iis.net/page.aspx/673/how-to-use-managed-code-c-to-create-an-ftp-authentication-provider-with-dynamic-ip-restrictions/
Hitachi JP1/File Transmission Server/FTP 08-10-01 HP-UX(IPF); Hitachi JP1/File Transmission Server/FTP 08-10-01 (Solaris); Hitachi JP1/File Transmission Server/FTP 08-10-01 (Linux); Hitachi JP1/File Transmission Server/FTP 08-10-01 (Linux - IP;
www.securityfocus.com/bid/26530
Description: Two vulnerabilities have been reported in JP1/File Transmission Server/FTP, ... 1) An unspecified error can be exploited to bypass authentication and view files in a specific directory. The vulnerability affects HP-UX, HP-UX(IPF), AIX, Solaris, Linux, Linux(IPF), HP-UX(English version), and HI-UX/WE2.
secunia.com/advisories/27735
2.9 FTP Options ... ‘--ftp-password=password’ Specify the username user and password password on an ftp server. Without this, or the corresponding startup option, the password defaults to ‘-wget@’, normally used for anonymous FTP.
www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/html_node/FTP-Options.... www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/html_node/FTP-Options.html
If we use pure-ftp as a server, we can create a custom authentication module that the FTP service will use to validate logins. ... Alright, we’re halfway there! Now we just need to set up pure-ftp to use a script for custom authentication.
offtheline.net/2009/1/6/ftp-authentication-via-rails offtheline.net/2009/1/6/ftp-authentication-via-rails
Windows Users FTP Authentication ... While this is great for a certain type of site, if you require greater security you can setup authentication for your FTP site. ... 17. Now click the site you want to configure to use IIS 7 Manager Authentication in the connections pane, choose FTP Authentication in the center pane...
www.trainsignaltraining.com/windows-server-2008-ftp-use... www.trainsignaltraining.com/windows-server-2008-ftp-user-authentication/2008-04-30/
Digest and Integrated Windows authentication cannot be used with FTP sites. Available authentication settings must be set at the site level for FTP sites. ... Configuring Anonymous FTP Authentication: Describes how to enable anonymous FTP authentication for an FTP site.
www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003... www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/c3c37bde-a1ca-4f29-a0b3-9ddbb92345d4.mspx
An unspecified vulnerability in Hitachi JP1/File Transmission Server/FTP could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication. A remote attacker could ... BID-26530: Hitachi JP1/File Transmission Server/FTP Authentication Bypass Vulnerability ... SA27735: JP1/File Transmission Server/FTP Authentication Bypass and DoS...
xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/38610
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