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(version 12.3) is one of the popular FTP client from Ipswitch who has proven its continued innovation in all the products. WS_FTP helps to securely transfer files with lightning-fast transfer speeds, industry-leading security and includes time-saving automation features. With over 40 million users, WS_FTP Professional is the world's most popular file transfer client. In this article, we will expose internal details of where WS_FTP Professional stores the FTP account passwords, its encryption algorithm and how to decrypt this encrypted password using the practical code example. Password Storage Location of WS_FTP.

WS_FTP stores all the configured FTP account & password information in the file 'ws_ftp.ini' at following location [Windows XP] C: Documents and Settings Application Data Ipswitch WS_FTP Sites [Windows Vista & Windows 7] C: Users AppData Roaming Ipswitch WS_FTP Sites Here is the sample of ws_ftp.ini file [other details are snipped for clarity purposes] [securityxploded ftp site] HOST='ftp.securityxploded.com' UID='securityxploded' PWD='_BBNZuGbsK1b2UH0RpASDXLAcPNggmdJS4QOKKJC7eCg=' Username and password for each FTP site is stored after fields 'uid=' and 'pwd=' respectively as shown above. Internals of WS_FTP Password Encryption WS_FTP uses strong crypto algorithm with secret magic key for protecting the stored secrets from privy eyes. To understand more, lets look at stored password from the sample file PWD='_BBNZuGbsK1b2UH0RpASDXLAcPNggmdJS4QOKKJC7eCg='.

Integrated File Encryption OpenPGP encrypt files for secure file management before and after transfer. Fully integrated public-key/private-key file encryption supports AES and 3DES ciphers, offers signature (key) strengths from 1,024 to 4,096 bits, and supports RSA and Diffie-Hellman key types. FIPS 140-2 Validated Cryptography Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) approved and validated cryptography up to and including 256-bit AES encryption over SSL, SSH, and SCP2 protocols and OpenPGP file encryption.

Guaranteed Delivery Built-in file integrity algorithms, including CRC32, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2, SHA-256, and SHA-512, ensure that files have not been compromised during transport, and that the source and destination files are exact matches. Backup Safely archive your most important folders and files. Schedule and compress backups to any location or device, such as USB or DVD drives, network directories, server connections or Internet hosting services. Synchronization Synch to any location, virtually any device, drive, or server. Easily define which files get transferred and how new or updated files are handled.

Compress Files can be automatically compressed into.zip format before uploading. Email Notifications Enable automatic email notifications to alert others that a transfer has occurred, and to verify that your transfer has been successful. Thumbnails View, create, and resize thumbnails of images stored on your computer or any remote server. Proxy Server Ability for all file transfers over SSH to run through the proxy server over HTTP. Linked Folders Simultaneously navigate any two connections with the same tree structure. Support for IIS and Apache Web Servers Connect and transfer files over HTTP/S connections with Microsoft IIS and Apache web servers with full file/folder listings and navigation.