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Everyone who uses encrypted FTP connections (FTPES, FTPS), might have seen this message while trying to connect using the new version FileZilla 3.5.3
"GnuTLS error -12 when trying to connect to with Explicit TLS"
The reason is that the unsecure chiper 3DES-CBC finally got removed.
To solve the problem, edit /etc/vsftpd.conf at your server (or ask the server administrator) and restart vsftpd using "/etc/init.d/vsftpd restart". It increases the security of the FTP-server dramatically. Add following line to the VSFTPD configuration file:
"GnuTLS error -12 when trying to connect to with Explicit TLS"
The reason is that the unsecure chiper 3DES-CBC finally got removed.
To solve the problem, edit /etc/vsftpd.conf at your server (or ask the server administrator) and restart vsftpd using "/etc/init.d/vsftpd restart". It increases the security of the FTP-server dramatically. Add following line to the VSFTPD configuration file:
ssl_ciphers=HIGHDaniel Marschall
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