3. Creating a Secure FTP 8 Site Using SSL
With IIS 8, it is not only possible to create
a new FTP site or add FTP publishing to an existing website, but it is
also possible to have both FTP and HTTP coexist. To create a new FTP
site, in addition to the Default Web Site, follow these steps:
1. Start Server Manager using the taskbar icon.
2. From the Tools menu, select Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
3. In the Connections pane, expand the IIS server, and then expand the Sites node within the tree.
4. Right-click Sites and select Add FTP Site.
5. Enter the FTP site name and specify the physical path for the FTP site you will use. Click Next.
6. In the Binding section of the Binding and SSL Settings page, enter the IP address and port of the FTP server.
7. From within the Binding and SSL Settings page, specify a certificate and select the Require SSL option in the SSL section.
Note
When using SSL, an IIS 8 certificate should
be created prior to these procedures.
8. Select the Start FTP Site Automatically option, and click Next, as displayed in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Setting the binding and SSL settings for FTP.
9. On the
Authentication and Authorization Information page, specify how users
will authenticate to the site by choosing Anonymous or Basic in the
Authentication section.
10. In the
Authorization section, specify who has authorization to the site by
selecting from the following: All Users, Anonymous Users, Specified
Roles or Users Groups, and, finally, Specified Users.
11. The final setting
on the Authentication and Authorization Information page is the
Permissions section. Specify the permissions for the FTP site. You can
choose from Read and/or Write.
12. Review the settings, as illustrated in Figure 3, and then click Finish to finalize the FTP site creation.
Figure 3. Specifying authentication and authorization settings for an FTP site.
