[Hidden-tech] Server not connecting = ...cleartext....weak ciphers. Please reconnect using TLS security mechanism

[Elijah Gwynn]

Hi CW,

It sounds like you're attempting to connect to a server via FTP, and the 
server is rejecting your connection because it is configured to only 
allow FTPS (FTP over TLS) connections. Note that neither of those are 
the same as SFTP, which is typically when you use an SSH connection to 
manage remote files.

If you want to use FTPS, then you probably need to explicitly tell your 
file transfer client to do that. Not knowing exactly which client you're 
using, I can't say exactly what steps to take. Maybe it's a checkbox for 
using encryption, or one for using a secure connection, or maybe you 
have to select `ftps` as the protocol or something like that.

If you want to use SFTP, then you should make sure that your server 
supports that, and that you have specified SFTP as the connection 
method. Like I said earlier, SFTP normally works over SSH and so your 
client would be attempting to connect on port 21.

Eli

On 13 Dec 2023, at 9:07, C G via Hidden-discuss wrote:

> Greeting Hidden Tech,
> Happy Holidays to all of you. I am in VS Code trying to use an SFTP 
> plugin
> and Namecheap Servers to edit my WordPress sites. The sites are ok, I 
> am
> just trying to advance my PhP skills for employment.
>
> "Sorry, cleartext sessions and weak ciphers are not accepted on this 
> server.
> Please reconnect using TLS security mechanisms."
>
> I have neve had this error before. What are the TLS requirements? Do I 
> need
> to clear port caches? Is that a thing? Thank you all in advance.
>
> CW Gelinas
> https://www.branchbridgeweb.com

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