Choosing a Certificate for SSL Sessions

Choose the certificate CuteFTP will send to SSL servers.

To choose a certificate

  1. On the main menu, click Tools > Global Options.

  2. Expand the Securitynode.

  3. Click SSL Security.

  4. Select the Use SSL Certificate when authenticatingcheck box.

  5. Browse to the files to use by clicking the folder icons next to Certificate and Private Key.

  6. Type the passphrase in the Passphrase and Confirm passphrase boxes.

  7. Click Apply, then click OK.

CuteFTP can use digital certificates in the following formats: PEM, Base64 Encoded X509, PKCS#7, PKCS#12. The private key associated with the digital certificate must be in one of the following formats: PEM, PKCS#8, PKCS#12. DER Encoded Keys or Certificates are not supported by CuteFTP.