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FTP Server on AXC F 2152

Hello,

Is there a way to install an FTP server on the AXC F 2152?

We would like that a device pushes files through FTP to our PLC, but this device doesn't support SFTP. The device doesn't have an (S)FTP server as well.


Kind regards,

Robin

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  • Hello Robin,

    you can use the FB "ITL_FTP_FileCopy" in PLCnext Store | IT_Library .

    BR Eduard

  • Hello Eduard,

    The problem is that I don't have a source FTP server yet. I would like to install a FTP server (without SFTP) on the PLC.

    The device which provides the data has no FTP server and it can only send the file through FTP to a server.

  • Hello Robin,

    Sorry, I assumed that the FB “ITL_FTP_FileCopy” could be used.

    Only the SFTP server runs directly on the PLC (the PLC is secure).


    BR Eduard

  • Hello Eduard,

    Do you know if there is a way to install an additional FTP server in the linux environment? Or won't that be possible at all?

  • edited October 2023

    Hello Robin,

    according to the latest legal regulations, the PLC should be safe. As a user, you can decide whether you want to disable these mechanisms. However, I can't give you any information about how you can circumvent existing security concepts using insecure or outdated software packages.

    I hope you can understand my point of view.


    This is the reason why we cannot use an FTP server on the controller:

    FTP was not built to be secure. It is generally considered to be an insecure protocol because it relies on clear-text usernames and passwords for authentication and does not use encryption. Data sent via FTP is vulnerable to sniffing, spoofing, and brute force attacks, among other basic attack methods

    BR Eduard

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