FTP Service AUTH TLS Command Support

info Nessus Plugin ID 42149

Synopsis

The remote directory service supports encrypting traffic.

Description

The remote FTP service supports the use of the 'AUTH TLS' command to switch from a cleartext to an encrypted communications channel.

See Also

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STARTTLS

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4217

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 42149

File Name: ftp_starttls.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: remote

Family: FTP

Published: 10/15/2009

Updated: 1/16/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: global_settings/disable_test_ssl_based_services