PORT-FTP-OPEN
FTP is reachable
What it means
Plain FTP sends usernames and passwords unencrypted and is a frequent brute-force target.
How to fix it
- 1Use SFTP (over SSH) or FTPS instead.
- 2Close port 21 at the firewall if nobody needs it.
Re-check after the change
DNS changes can take up to the record's TTL to be seen; use Re-run on the result page to bypass our 10-minute cache.
