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            <h1>Creating and Applying SSL Certificate to FileZilla FTP Server</h1>
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          <h2>DNS Setup</h2>

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	<li>For Windows DNS, go to Start &gt; Windows Administrative Tools &gt; DNS</li>
	<li>Expand the DNS server and domain name</li>
	<li>Right Click &gt; New Host (A or AAAA)</li>
	<li>Type ftp as the hostname and the target IP address &gt; Click OK</li>
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<h2>Create Your SSL Certificate</h2>

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	<li>Launch XCA</li>
	<li>Open the PKI database if it is not already (File &gt; Open DataBase), enter password</li>
	<li>Click on the Certificates tab, right click on your Intermediate CA certificate</li>
	<li>Select New</li>
	<li>On the Source tab, make sure Use this Certificate for signing is selected</li>
	<li>Verify your Intermediate CA certificate is selected from the drop down</li>
	<li>Click the Subject tab</li>
	<li>Complete the Distinguished Name section
	<p>internalName: ftp.i12bretro.local<br />
	countryName: US<br />
	stateOrProvinceName: Virginia<br />
	localityName: Northern<br />
	organizationName: i12bretro<br />
	organizationUnitName: i12bretro Certificate Authority<br />
	commonName: ftp.i12bretro.local</p>
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	<li>Click the Generate a New Key button</li>
	<li>Enter a name and set the key size to at least 2048</li>
	<li>Click Create</li>
	<li>Click on the Extensions tab</li>
	<li>Select End Entity from the type list</li>
	<li>Click Edit next to Subject Alternative Name</li>
	<li>Add any DNS or IP addresses that the certificate will identify</li>
	<li>Update the validity dates to fit your needs</li>
	<li>Click the Key Usage tab</li>
	<li>Under Key Usage select Digital Signature, Key Enchiperment</li>
	<li>Under Extended Key Usage select Web Server and Web Client Authentication</li>
	<li>Click the Netscape tab</li>
	<li>Select SSL Server</li>
	<li>Click OK to create the certificate</li>
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<h2>Exporting Required Files</h2>

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	<li>In XCA, click on the Certificates tab</li>
	<li>Right click the SSL certificate &gt; Export &gt; File</li>
	<li>Set the file name to ftp.crt verify the export format is PEM (*.crt)</li>
	<li>Click OK</li>
	<li>Click the Private Keys tab</li>
	<li>Right click the private key generated for the SSL certificate &gt; Export &gt; File</li>
	<li>Set the file name to ftp.key and verify the export format is PEM Private (*.pem)</li>
	<li>Click OK</li>
	<li>Copy the two exported files to the FileZilla Server installation directory, typically C:\Program Files\FileZilla</li>
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<h2>Installing FileZilla Server</h2>

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	<li>Download FileZilla Server <a href="https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1&amp;type=server" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Install Filezilla Server</li>
	<li>Launch FileZilla Server Administration</li>
	<li>Select Edit &gt; Users from the top navigation</li>
	<li>Click the Add button under Users on the right side of the screen</li>
	<li>Enter a username &gt; Click OK</li>
	<li>Enable the Password field by checking the box &gt; Enter a password for the new user</li>
	<li>Click the Shared folders option in the left navigation menu</li>
	<li>Click the Add button in the middle of the page</li>
	<li>Browse to a local directory on the server to grant access to this FTP user</li>
	<li>On the right side of the Shared folders pane, set the access level that the user will have on this directory</li>
	<li>Click OK to close the Users dialog</li>
	<li>Select Edit &gt; Settings from the top navigation</li>
	<li>Click FTP over TLS settings from the left navigation</li>
	<li>Check the Enable FTP over TLS support box</li>
	<li>Click the browse button next to Private key file and browse to the exported .key file</li>
	<li>Click the browse button next to Certificate file and browse to the exported .crt file</li>
	<li>To force all connections to use SSL, check the Disallow plain unencrypted FTP box</li>
	<li>Change the SSL/TLS listen port to 990</li>
	<li>Click OK</li>
	<li>The FTP server should restart and apply the new settings</li>
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<h2>Testing FTPS Connectivity</h2>

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	<li>Download FileZilla Client <a href="https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Extract the downloaded .zip file</li>
	<li>Run Filezilla.exe</li>
	<li>Complete the quickconnect fields as follows
	<p>Host: ftps://ftp.i12bretro.local<br />
	Username: i12bretro<br />
	Password: &lt;ftp password&gt;<br />
	Port: 990</p>
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	<li>On the Unknown Certificate popup, check the Always trust this certificate in future sessions checkbox &gt; Click OK</li>
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