VSftpd is an FTP server for Linux. According to its authors, it is very secure, stable and fast. In this article, I’ll show how to install and configure VSftpd FTP Server in Centos / RHEL and how to add new FTP user. The FTP protocol is insecure. If it possible, use SFTP – Secure FTP […]
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Detecting FTP Brute Force Attack
Here are some simple commands that may help to detect attempts to hack your FTP server with a brute-force “password guessing” attack. 1. Count the number of running FTP processes. This number may be much higher than usual during brute-force attack. $ ps -ef | grep -i ftp | grep -v grep -c 2. Check, […]