Enable Secure Socket Layer on the File Transfer Protocol server

In order to use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to secure your File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server, you need to complete the configuration steps first.

Perform the following steps to enable SSl on the FTP server:
  1. In iSeries™ Navigator, expand your iSeries server > Network > Servers > TCP/IP.
  2. Right-click FTP.
  3. Select Properties.
  4. Select the General tab.
  5. Choose one of these options for SSL support:
    • Secure only

      Select this to allow only SSL sessions with the FTP server. Connections can be made to the non-secure FTP port, but the FTP client must negotiate an SSL session before the user is allowed to log in.

    • Non-secure only

      Select this to prohibit secure sessions with the FTP server. Attempts to connect to an SSL port will not connect.

    • Both secure and non-secure

      Allows both secure and non-secure sessions with the FTP server.

Note: You do not need to restart the FTP server. It will dynamically detect that a certificate has been assigned to it. If it does not dynamically detect this change, verify that you have the latest PTFs applied to your iSeries server.
Related tasks
Associate a certificate with the File Transfer Protocol server