I connect two PCs using Openvpn, but when sending files over using FTP server and client, the sniffer that appropriation the traffic shows me that my database sent over is not encrypted. Can anyone backing me. Thanks
Answers:
I'll start stale by motto I am not identifiable beside openvpn. However, I focus I can endow with you a few accepted wisdom here on the subject or I wouldn't bother posting.
The vpn is creating an encrypted tunnel.
FTP however runs on ports 20/21
Secure ftp would be port 22
and according to IANA openvpn uses the following:
openvpn 1194/tcp
openvpn 1194/udp
http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-num...
So I would postulate that your ftp server is still using the regular ports 20/21 which transmit in cleartext...and is not going through your vpn...
I desire I could confer you a step-by-step solution but as I said I enjoy impossible this hard to please program.
Good luck.