FTPS with Keepass URL substitution

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FTPS with Keepass URL substitution

#1 Post by rbuelund » 2023-01-18 20:34

I am trying to connect through FTPS and with details saved in KeePass and using the URL substitution: ftps://{USERNAME}:{PASSWORD}@{TITLE}:21

If I connect directly through Filezilla with FTPS it works, but when I use KeePass to start Filezilla with the same account details then I get the error: "GnuTLS-error -15: An unexpected TLS packet was received"
And ideas what is wrong here ??

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Re: FTPS with Keepass URL substitution

#2 Post by botg » 2023-01-18 20:44

Do not pass passwords in command-line arguments, that is terribly insecure. All other programs can see this information.

ftps:// is the prefix for implicit FTP over TLS. Use ftp:// or don't give a prefix to use explicit FTP over TLS by default.

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Re: FTPS with Keepass URL substitution

#3 Post by rbuelund » 2023-01-18 20:51

Ehmm but I want to use FTPS and not only FTP - I know the password problem, but this is my own personal computer.

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Re: FTPS with Keepass URL substitution

#4 Post by boco » 2023-01-18 21:38

Ehmm but I want to use FTPS and not only FTP
Explicit FTP over TLS is automatically used as long as your server supports it. If not, you'll get a warning.
I know the password problem, but this is my own personal computer.
And do you really think that Malware does care about that?
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Re: FTPS with Keepass URL substitution

#5 Post by rbuelund » 2023-01-19 05:31

I know if my computer is compromised, then everything is compromised - but where do you store your FTP passwords securely, without having to type them manually in Filezilla every time ? Any advise there? I believe Filezilla is not storing password securely?

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Re: FTPS with Keepass URL substitution

#6 Post by botg » 2023-01-19 09:58

You can configure a master password in FileZilla.

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Re: FTPS with Keepass URL substitution

#7 Post by rbuelund » 2023-01-19 16:44

But are passwords then stored encrypted in Filezilla like in Keepass?

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Re: FTPS with Keepass URL substitution

#8 Post by botg » 2023-01-19 19:11

That's the whole point behind the master password. If set, all stored passwords are encrypted.

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