Fair enough. I could add a new parameter called "forceSsl" to the DataConnectionConfig. The IoDataConnectionFactory would then use SSL for the data channel if forceSsl is true. Does that sound appropriate?
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 4:43 PM, Sai Pullabhotla < sai.pullabho...@jmethods.com> wrote: > > Is that even necessary? The DataConnectionConfig already has an > > SslConfiguration property. If that property is set, doesn't that imply > that > > the data channel should use SSL? > > The SSL Configuration for the data connection tells the server that if > a Client wants to use a secure channel, use the certificates and > protocols specified in the SSL configuration. But, if the client does > not or cannot do a secure data connection, the server should fall back > to a plain data connection unless otherwise instructed (with the new > parameter I was talking about). > > To further explain my reasoning, let us say I'm a web hosting service > that give out an FTP account to all the members. For member A, the > data is not sensitive, so he does not want to use secure data channel > but may want to use SSL on the control connection so a hacker wont be > able to steal the password. At the same time, member B transfers very > sensitive information to/from the server and he wants to secure the > data transfers by using a client software that is capable of doing > this. > > Let me know what you think. > > Sai Pullabhotla > Phone: (402) 408-5753 > Fax: (402) 408-6861 > www.jMethods.com > > > > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 2:19 PM, Kevin Conaway <kevin.cona...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi Sai, > > > >>> I don't think it is a good idea to change the default, > >>> but it would be nice to add a new option to the dataConnection to > >>> force SSL. > > > > Is that even necessary? The DataConnectionConfig already has an > > SslConfiguration property. If that property is set, doesn't that imply > that > > the data channel should use SSL? > > > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 2:32 PM, Sai Pullabhotla < > > sai.pullabho...@jmethods.com> wrote: > > > >> There are cases where a client/server just want a secure channel on > >> the control connection (encrypt user name and password), but not the > >> data itself. I don't think it is a good idea to change the default, > >> but it would be nice to add a new option to the dataConnection to > >> force SSL. > >> > >> Sai Pullabhotla > >> Phone: (402) 408-5753 > >> Fax: (402) 408-6861 > >> www.jMethods.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Kevin Conaway <kevin.cona...@gmail.com > > > >> wrote: > >> > I apologize for replying to myself but I have some more thoughts. > >> > > >> > To me, the "implied" part of "implicit SSL" means that at the > application > >> > level, the user isn't aware that the FTP session is being conducted > over > >> > SSL. Having to issue a PROT command to set the data protection level > >> > violates the spirit of that assumption. > >> > > >> > Perhaps this is just my limited imagination, but I'm having a hard > time > >> > envisioning a scenario with implicit SSL where you would always want > the > >> > control channel to be encrypted but not the data channel. Isn't that > >> what > >> > explicit FTPS is for? > >> > > >> > I have a patch ready that will force the data channel to "secure" mode > if > >> > the Listener is in "implicit" mode but I'm not sure of the > implications > >> of > >> > making that switch. Would it be permissible to at least have this > >> available > >> > as a configuration option? > >> > > >> > Thanks > >> > > >> > On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Kevin Conaway < > kevin.cona...@gmail.com > >> >wrote: > >> > > >> >> Although the definition of "FTP with implicit SSL" varies depending > on > >> who > >> >> you ask, its my understanding that it means that the entire FTP > session > >> is > >> >> conducted over TLS/SSL. > >> >> > >> >> If thats true, shouldn't the data channel default to the "P" or > private > >> >> setting? As of now, it defaults to clear (which is the specified > >> behavior > >> >> in RFC 2228). > >> >> > >> >> I have FTP clients that are connecting over implicit SSL without > issuing > >> >> the PROT command. When they go to transfer a file, FtpServer sets up > a > >> >> plain socket for the data channel instead of an SSL one and the > transfer > >> >> never completes. > >> >> > >> >> Would it be appropriate for the ServerDataConnectionFactory to have > the > >> >> "secure" property set to true by default if the session is using > >> implicit > >> >> SSL? > >> >> > >> >> Thanks > >> >> > >> >> Kevin Conaway > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >
