There is an indirect security risk in that unsecured FTP connections might be used, thus letting passwords become visible.
Note that SSL/TLS is known as FTPS, and Ubuntu presently does not have an FTPS server. Sites using SFTP are actually using an SSH-based tool, although at least one FTP server supports SFTP (and it also supports FTPS). -- No secure FTP server due to SSL/TLS inconsistency https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/326716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
