CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 

To remove a bookmark

.............................................................................................. 36 

To rename a bookmark

.............................................................................................. 36 

Using the ACCT command ..........................................................................................................36 

To use ACCT with or without an FTP proxy

............................................................. 36 

To use ACCT with an FTP proxy

.............................................................................. 37 

Protecting Site Manager content ..................................................................................................37 

To require a password to open the Site Manager

........................................................ 37 

To change the Site Manager password

........................................................................ 37 

To remove the Site Manager password

....................................................................... 38 

Configuration Notes

.................................................................................................. 38 

Secure Connections ...........................................................................................................................39 

Connecting to Secure Socket Layer (SSL and TLS) sites..........................................................39 

To connect to an FTP site over SSL

........................................................................... 39 

To connect to an existing site over SSL

...................................................................... 39 

To speed up transfers with an SSL site

....................................................................... 39 

To encrypt the data transfer and not the command connection

.................................. 40 

To configure other SSL settings

................................................................................. 40 

Creating your own SSL certificates ..............................................................................................40 

To create an SSL certificate

........................................................................................ 40 

Configuration Notes

.................................................................................................. 41 

Having an SSL certificate signed ..................................................................................................42 

To have a certificate signed

........................................................................................ 42 

Configuration Notes

.................................................................................................. 42 

Choosing a certificate for SSL sessions.......................................................................................42 

To choose a certificate

............................................................................................... 42 

Accepting server SSL certificates .................................................................................................43 

To accept a server s SSL certificate

............................................................................. 43 

To see your Trusted Certificates

................................................................................. 43 

Importing or removing SSL certificates from the trusted list..................................................43 

To import a certificate to the CuteFTP trusted list

..................................................... 43 

To remove an SSL certificate from the trusted list

...................................................... 43 

Using a clear data channel with SSL ............................................................................................44 

Using a clear command channel with SSL..................................................................................44 

Learning about SSL ........................................................................................................................45 

Explicit security

.......................................................................................................... 45 

Implicit security

.......................................................................................................... 45 

SSL Sessions

.............................................................................................................. 45 

Secure site to site transfers using SSCN .....................................................................................46 

To transfer files from one server to another securely

.................................................. 46 

Troubleshooting SSL Connections ..............................................................................................47 

SSL Connection Checklist

.......................................................................................... 47 

SSL Connection Mechanisms

..................................................................................... 47 

Connecting to HTTPS sites ..........................................................................................................48 

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