Implementing secure FTP server - best package?

[Felipe Alfaro Solana]

On 26 May 2005, at 17:45, Crisler, Jon wrote:

>
> I need to implement a FTP server for exchange of large files with
> vendors.  I was going to use VSFTP, but wanted to solicit opinions.
>
> The requirements:
>
> - Support both secure and anonymous connections, and can partition
> (hide) info based on user ID.

No non-anonymous FTP connection will ever be secure if you don't add  
encryption and proper authentication to the mix. For instance, there  
is a Kerberos-enabled FTP server which supports encryption for the  
data channel, and can authenticate users using a Kerberos ticket:  
it's distributed in the krb5-server package.

I was thinking of replacing FTP with a SFTP server, but the next  
requirement invalidates it.

> -Works with browsers for the uninitiated
> -Can be Fedora or commercial Red Hat.
> -supports auto-passive, or passive FTP by default.