That is a huge relief. Thank You.
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Angus Robertson - Magenta Systems Ltd <
an...@magsys.co.uk> wrote:

> > I do not have much knowledge about SSL but I  presume SSL
> > certificates are required if my client decides to use a FTPS site.
>
> No, it is not necessary for client software to check SSL certificates to
> use SSL connections, the data is still encrypted.  Checking the
> certificate is an extra level of security to ensure the data is coming
> from the correct server.
>
> Certificate checking can be done, most of the code is there in TMagFtp,
> but there is an extra overhead for each connection, and more errors to
> handle if the certificate fails checks.
>
> Server software always needs a SSL certificate.
>
> Angus
>
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