I have a ftp server that is a private server no anon. I have tcp-wrappers configured and working and I am using PROftpd 1.2.6. I want to make the server as secure as possible. The userers are jailed in their home directories and tcp-wrappers is in use. I am trying to figure out if ssl can help me with encryption of passwords. I have been on openssl website but I not for sure what some of the examples are doing. Here is what I am talking about:
openssl passwd -crypt -salt xx password prints xxj31ZMTZzkVA
It says run this from the command line and this is what it prints. Where this what you run from the command line.
openssl passwd -crypt -salt xx password;
and this is what it returns,
prints xxj31ZMTZzkVA
Does this mean that it reads the shadow file for passwords and keeps the password encrypted or what.
Thanks for any clarification or help
Jesse
openssl passwd -crypt -salt xx password prints xxj31ZMTZzkVA
It says run this from the command line and this is what it prints. Where this what you run from the command line.
openssl passwd -crypt -salt xx password;
and this is what it returns,
prints xxj31ZMTZzkVA
Does this mean that it reads the shadow file for passwords and keeps the password encrypted or what.
Thanks for any clarification or help
Jesse