ftp: add explicit tls support

Add support for explicit FTP over TLS.

Fixes #4100

backend/ftp/ftp.go

@@ -50,8 +50,19 @@ func init() {
 			IsPassword: true,
 			Required:   true,
 		}, {
-			Name:    "tls",
-			Help:    "Use FTP over TLS (Implicit)",
+			Name: "tls",
+			Help: `Use FTPS over TLS (Implicit)
+When using implicit FTP over TLS the client will connect using TLS
+right from the start, which in turn breaks the compatibility with
+non-TLS-aware servers. This is usually served over port 990 rather
+than port 21. Cannot be used in combination with explicit FTP.`,
+			Default: false,
+		}, {
+			Name: "explicit_tls",
+			Help: `Use FTP over TLS (Explicit)
+When using explicit FTP over TLS the client explicitly request
+security from the server in order to upgrade a plain text connection
+to an encrypted one. Cannot be used in combination with implicit FTP.`,
 			Default: false,
 		}, {
 			Name:     "concurrency",
@@ -90,6 +101,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	Pass              string               `config:"pass"`
 	Port              string               `config:"port"`
 	TLS               bool                 `config:"tls"`
+	ExplicitTLS       bool                 `config:"explicit_tls"`
 	Concurrency       int                  `config:"concurrency"`
 	SkipVerifyTLSCert bool                 `config:"no_check_certificate"`
 	DisableEPSV       bool                 `config:"disable_epsv"`
@@ -152,12 +164,21 @@ func (f *Fs) Features() *fs.Features {
 func (f *Fs) ftpConnection() (*ftp.ServerConn, error) {
 	fs.Debugf(f, "Connecting to FTP server")
 	ftpConfig := []ftp.DialOption{ftp.DialWithTimeout(fs.Config.ConnectTimeout)}
-	if f.opt.TLS {
+	if f.opt.TLS && f.opt.ExplicitTLS {
+		fs.Errorf(f, "Implicit TLS and explicit TLS are mutually incompatible. Please revise your config")
+		return nil, errors.New("Implicit TLS and explicit TLS are mutually incompatible. Please revise your config")
+	} else if f.opt.TLS {
 		tlsConfig := &tls.Config{
 			ServerName:         f.opt.Host,
 			InsecureSkipVerify: f.opt.SkipVerifyTLSCert,
 		}
 		ftpConfig = append(ftpConfig, ftp.DialWithTLS(tlsConfig))
+	} else if f.opt.ExplicitTLS {
+		tlsConfig := &tls.Config{
+			ServerName:         f.opt.Host,
+			InsecureSkipVerify: f.opt.SkipVerifyTLSCert,
+		}
+		ftpConfig = append(ftpConfig, ftp.DialWithExplicitTLS(tlsConfig))
 	}
 	if f.opt.DisableEPSV {
 		ftpConfig = append(ftpConfig, ftp.DialWithDisabledEPSV(true))

docs/content/ftp.md

@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ password:
 Use FTP over TLS (Implicit)
 Enter a boolean value (true or false). Press Enter for the default ("false").
 tls> 
+Use FTP over TLS (Explicit)
+Enter a boolean value (true or false). Press Enter for the default ("false").
+explicit_tls> 
 Remote config
 --------------------
 [remote]
@@ -181,11 +184,29 @@ FTP password
 
 Use FTP over TLS (Implicit)
 
+When using implicit FTP over TLS the client will connect using TLS
+right from the start, which in turn breaks the compatibility with
+non-TLS-aware servers. This is usually served over port 990 rather
+than port 21. Cannot be used in combination with explicit FTP.
+
 - Config:      tls
 - Env Var:     RCLONE_FTP_TLS
 - Type:        bool
 - Default:     false
 
+#### --ftp-explicit-tls
+
+Use FTP over TLS (Explicit)
+
+When using explicit FTP over TLS the client explicitly request
+security from the server in order to upgrade a plain text connection
+to an encrypted one. Cannot be used in combination with implicit FTP.
+
+- Config:      explicit_tls
+- Env Var:     RCLONE_FTP_TLS
+- Type:        bool
+- Default:     false
+
 ### Advanced Options
 
 Here are the advanced options specific to ftp (FTP Connection).
@@ -243,6 +264,3 @@ FTP could support server side move but doesn't yet.
 
 Note that the ftp backend does not support the `ftp_proxy` environment
 variable yet.
-
-Note that while implicit FTP over TLS is supported,
-explicit FTP over TLS is not.